Sarah C. M. Paine, Ph.D.
University Professor John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research
Biography
Professor Paine, William S. Sims University Professor of History and Grand Strategy, has taught strategy at the Naval War College since 2000. She lectures on geopolitics, Mao, and the Russo-Japanese, world, Chinese civil, Korean, Vietnam and Cold wars. Her books are based on 9 years overseas, with multiple years in Taiwan and Japan, and a year each in China, Russia, Australia, and Britain. They focus on the relations among China, Russia, and Japan, and on the operational and strategic effects of naval blockades, commerce raiding, naval coalitions, peripheral operations, non-military uses of navies, and fleets in being. She also holds the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History billet.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Cold War
- Diplomacy
- Foreign Policy
- Geopolitics
- Japan
- Maritime Strategy
- Russia
- WWII
Professional Highlights
University Professor, U.S. Naval War College
Sims Professor of History & Grand Strategy, U.S. Naval War College
Professor, U.S. Naval War College
Associate Professor, U.S. Naval War College
Education
magna cum laude
Related Credentials
Research Contributions and Publications
From Quills to Tweets: How America Communicates about War and Revolution
Modern China: Continuity and Change, 1644 to the Present
The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War
Navies and Soft Power: Historical Case Studies of Naval Power and the Nonuse of Military Force
Commerce Raiding: Historical Case Studies
The Wars for Asia, 1911-1949
Naval Power and Expeditionary Wars: Peripheral Campaigns and New Theaters of Naval Warfare
Modern China: Continuity and Change, 1644 to the Present
Nation Building, State Building and Economic Development: Case Studies and Comparisons
Naval Coalition Warfare: From the Napoleonic War to Operation Iraqi Freedom,
Naval Blockades and Seapower: Strategies and Counter-Strategies 1805-2005,
The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power, and Primacy
Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier, 1858-1924.
Awards and Decorations
The Wars for Asia, 1911-1949.
Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier, 1858-1924
External Memberships and Associations
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