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Beyond air-sea battle : the debate over US military strategy in asia / Aaron L. Friedberg.
LIBRA U162 .A3 no.444
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friedberg, Aaron L., 1956-
- Series:
- Adelphi (Series) (International Institute for Strategic Studies) ; 444.
- Adelphi series ; 444
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- Military policy.
- United States--Foreign relations--Asia--Strategic aspects.
- United States--Military policy--21st century.
- United States--Foreign relations--Asia--21st century.
- Asia--Foreign relations--United States--21st century.
- Asia.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 155 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Debate over US military strategy in asia
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon : Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2014.
- Summary:
- China's military build-up, particularly the expansion of its long-range nuclear forces and its development of 'anti-access/area-denial' (A2/AD) capabilities, poses a serious threat to both the American position in East Asia, and the security of other regional powers. The growth of these forces challenges Washington's ability, and perhaps its willingness, to project power into the region. This could call American security guarantees into question, eventually undermining the United States' place as the dominant Asia-Pacific power. Left unchecked, perceived shifts in the regional military balance away from the US and its allies towards China could also raise the risks of miscalculation and deterrence failure. After a decade spent emphasising counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations, finding a credible response to China's A2/AD capabilities is now the central task confronting US military planners. This Adelphi analyses the debate over the future of US military strategy in Asia. It identifies and assesses three approaches to the problem; highlights their likely implications for weapons procurement, force posture and alliance cohesion; and outlines a potential synthesis combining elements of each. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- An emerging challenge
- A belated response
- The direct approach: Air-Sea battle
- Indirect alternatives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1138808326
- 9781138808324
- OCLC:
- 880242728
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