ABSTRACT
In the past two centuries, as naval coalitions have become increasingly global in their membership, they have simultaneously become more localized in their operations. Instead of global coalitions fighting global wars, more recent naval coalitions have tended to focus on restoring order within a particular country, such as Afghanistan, and sometimes only a portion of a country, such as Bosnia. Typically, modern naval coalitions concentrate the combined powers of many states against diplomatically isolated adversaries, so that strategic success requires at least two offensive prongs: one military and the other diplomatic. To force a resolution, naval coalitions often focus not just on their adversary’s military and government, but also on its commerce and economy, so a third common prong integrates an economic strategy.
