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Unfolding the future of the long war : motivations, prospects, and implications for the U.S. Army / Christopher G. Pernin ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army.
- Armed Forces.
- Planning.
- Military relations.
- Forecasting.
- Military policy.
- United States--Military policy--Forecasting.
- United States.
- Islamic countries--Military relations--United States--Forecasting.
- Islamic countries.
- United States--Military relations--Islamic countries--Forecasting.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Forecasting.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Military planning--United States.
- Military planning.
- United States. Army--Planning.
- United States--Armed Forces--Planning.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiii, 194 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2008.
- Contents:
- What is the long war?
- Who is involved in the long war?
- What will affect the way the long war unfolds?
- How might the long war unfold?
- What does this mean for the Army?
- Observations on the long war
- Appendix: A. Short descriptions of ideology, governance, and terrorism
- B. The use of civilizational conflict when describing the long war
- C. Interpreting the influence diagram
- D. Relating long war strategies to grand strategies
- E. Location of oil and natural gas resources
- F. Demographic trends and factors
- G. Water in the Middle East.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194).
- ISBN:
- 9780833046314
- 0833046314
- OCLC:
- 277040840
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