Dr. Ariel González Levaggi is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. He is also Senior Researcher at the Center for Research and Strategic Studies of the Argentine Navy, Associate Researcher of the regional think tank CRIES, Co-Chair of the Section ‘Asia and the Americas’ at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) and Senior Associate (Non- Resident) at the Americas Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

• Chapter 1: Between threats and capabilities: maritime strategies in the era of great power competition.- Part 1: Maritime Strategies of Great Powers in the 21st Century.- Chapter 2: United States: naval hegemony faces the Eurasian challenge.- Chapter 3: People's Republic of China: the ‘blue’ dream of a maritime challenger.- Chapter 4: Russia’s maritime strategy: between naval modernization and power projection.- Chapter 5: Republic of India: a democratic power with maritime aspirations.- Part 2: Naval Competition in the Oceans of the Global South.- Chapter 6: Indo-Pacific: clash of the titans.- Chapter 7: The South Atlantic and the global strategic competition.

Dr. Ariel González Levaggi is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. He is also Senior Researcher at the Center for Research and Strategic Studies of the Argentine Navy, Associate Researcher of the regional think tank CRIES, Co-Chair of the Section ‘Asia and the Americas’ at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) and Senior Associate (Non- Resident) at the Americas Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

• Chapter 1: Between threats and capabilities: maritime strategies in the era of great power competition.- Part 1: Maritime Strategies of Great Powers in the 21st Century.- Chapter 2: United States: naval hegemony faces the Eurasian challenge.- Chapter 3: People's Republic of China: the ‘blue’ dream of a maritime challenger.- Chapter 4: Russia’s maritime strategy: between naval modernization and power projection.- Chapter 5: Republic of India: a democratic power with maritime aspirations.- Part 2: Naval Competition in the Oceans of the Global South.- Chapter 6: Indo-Pacific: clash of the titans.- Chapter 7: The South Atlantic and the global strategic competition.

Dr. Ariel González Levaggi is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. He is also Senior Researcher at the Center for Research and Strategic Studies of the Argentine Navy, Associate Researcher of the regional think tank CRIES, Co-Chair of the Section ‘Asia and the Americas’ at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) and Senior Associate (Non- Resident) at the Americas Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

• Chapter 1: Between threats and capabilities: maritime strategies in the era of great power competition.- Part 1: Maritime Strategies of Great Powers in the 21st Century.- Chapter 2: United States: naval hegemony faces the Eurasian challenge.- Chapter 3: People's Republic of China: the ‘blue’ dream of a maritime challenger.- Chapter 4: Russia’s maritime strategy: between naval modernization and power projection.- Chapter 5: Republic of India: a democratic power with maritime aspirations.- Part 2: Naval Competition in the Oceans of the Global South.- Chapter 6: Indo-Pacific: clash of the titans.- Chapter 7: The South Atlantic and the global strategic competition.