Military Monday with John D. Gresham and Guest Dr. Bernard Cole

The strategic shift of U.S. military forces to the Pacific, known as "The Pivot to the Pacific" is nearly two years old.  By the time it is completed, roughly 60% of the U.S. Navy will be based in the Pacific, a direct response to the growing maritime power and strategies of other nations in the region. From Japan to the Indian subcontinent, a naval buildup unprecedented since the early 20th century is presently underway, with virtually every class of ships from aircraft carriers to nuclear submarines being constructed by nations concerned with their access to maritime trade routes and economic  resource zones. Some, like Japan and South Korea, are longtime American allies. Others, like the People's Republic of China and India, are less certain and potentially less friendly in their ambitions.

To better understand these naval developments, join military historian, author and journalist John D. Gresham (@greshamj01) for Military Monday (#MilitaryMonday) at 1 p.m. Eastern. His guest this week will be U.S. Naval Institute Press (USNIPress) author Dr. Bernard "Bud" Cole, PhD. Dr. Cole, who is a retired U.S. Navy Lieiutenant Commander,  is a professor at the National Defense University (@NDU_EDU), and the author of several books and a number of articles on Asian maritime matters. Listeners are encouraged to call in and offer both questions and opinions to Dr. Cole, in what is going to be a wide-ranging discussion of the situation in the Far East.