The new base network mirrors the nineteenth-century global coaling-station system
Evidence
The developments in the Philippines have been widely replicated with American lily pads flowering around the globe. The result appears to be a case of “back to the future,” with the creation of what military analyst Robert Work likens to a “global coaling-station network” last seen in the nineteenth century. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 157
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Introduces the ‘global coaling-station network’ concept as a defining analogy for the lily pad system.