The logic of irregular war : asymmetry and America's adversaries / edited by Ilan Berman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berman, Ilan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asymmetric warfare--United States.

Asymmetric warfare.

Enemies--Political aspects--United States.

Enemies.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States.

International relations.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

122 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Summary:

An expert examination of the asymmetric strategies that are being pursued today by America's main state-based adversaries, and the implications for the United States.

For the United States, asymmetric warfare has emerged as the “new normal.” The large-scale conventional campaigns that typified U.S. military engagements for much of the 20th Century are increasingly things of the past. Instead, the quarter-century since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the U.S.-Soviet balance of power has seen irregular war truly come of age, with more and more hostile nations pursuing asymmetric means in order to secure the strategic advantage vis-à-vis the United States. In this volume, a group of leading national security practitioners and subject matter experts comes together to analyze the asymmetric strategies being pursued today by America's main state-based adversaries-Russia, China, Iran and North Korea-and to explore how U.S. policymakers can respond more effectively to them.

Contents:

Introduction: Thinking about Asymmetry / Ilan Berman

The Chinese Way of Asymmetric War / Larry M. Wortzel

Russia's Asymmetric Strategy for Contemporary and Future War / Stephen Blank

The Strategies and Methods of Iranian Asymmetric War / Ladan Yazdian

The Asymmetric Strategies of the DPRK / Daniel A. Pinkston

Conclusion: Adapting to Asymmetry / Ilan Berman

List of Contributors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1538105411

9781538105412

OCLC:

989526265