In Seapower States, British naval historian Andrew Lambert explores the "cultural identity" of "seapower," a social identity thatin his view"is wholly artificial" (not necessarily required by geography) and deliberately chosen by nations that are "disproportionately engaged with global trade, unusually dependent on imported resources, and culturally attuned to maritime activity," but often militarily weak. The effort of such states to command the oceans is a survival mechanism; the fear of loss of control over their sea lines of communications and the threat of being gobbled up by continental empires propels them to attempt domination over other seapower states, as well as continental states adopting a sea power strategy.
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