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War and escalation in South Asia / John E. Peters ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- National security--South Asia.
- Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)--South Asia.
- Low-intensity conflicts (Military science).
- Terrorism--South Asia.
- Terrorism.
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- South Asia--Military relations--United States.
- South Asia.
- United States--Military relations--South Asia.
- South Asia--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (121 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Highlights the key factors in South Asia imperiling US interests, and suggests how and where the US military might play an expanded, influential role. This book suggests steps the military might take to better advance and defend US interests in the area.
- Contents:
- Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; U.S. Interests and Objectives; Key Questions Motivating the Project's Research; Research Approach; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO- U.S. Security Cooperation in South Asia; U.S. Foreign Direct Investment and Assistance Programsin South Asia; CHAPTER THREE- Regional Sources of Conflict; Ongoing Violence; Regional Military Balance; Nuclear Proliferation; Latent Conflict Potential Between India and China; CHAPTER FOUR- Extraregional Sources of Trouble
- Disagreement on Energy Distribution and PipelineRoutesTerrorists and International Organized Crime; War Diffusion and Political Instability; Unwelcome Cooperation Among States; CHAPTER FIVE- Illustrative Pathways to Conflict; New Regime in Islamabad; Pakistan-Based Illegal Armed Bands Operate in Xinjiang; State-Sponsored Nuclear Trafficking Discovered; War Between the United States and Iran; CHAPTER SIX- Impact on U.S. Goals and Objectives; Prospects for Defending and Advancing U.S. Interestsand Objectives; Six Key Questions; South Asia's New Role in U.S. Strategic Calculus
- Implications for the Air ForceBibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8330-4091-X
- 1-4337-0947-3
- OCLC:
- 437182782
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