Global flashpoints 2015 : crisis and opportunity / editors, Craig Cohen, Josiane Gabel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Craig, editor.

Gabel, Josiane, editor.

Series:

CSIS Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

National security--United States.

National security.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, [Maryland] : Center for Strategic & International Studies : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Maintaining international security and pursuing American interests is more difficult now than perhaps at any time in history.The security environment that the United States faces is more complex, dynamic, and difficult to predict.At the same time, no domestic consensus exists on the purposes of American power and how best to pursue them.

Contents:

Global Flashpoints 2015

Contents

INTRODUCTION: IS AMERICA IN RETREAT?

PART I: WHAT ROLE WILL DETERRENCE PLAY IN AMERICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY?

1. The Case for Deterrence

2. Rebuilding Credibility: Regional Perspectives

3. Why Deterrence Failed to Prevent Syrian Use of WMD

4. A Nuclear Deterrent for the 21st Century

5. Deterrence in the Cyber Age

6. The Role of Conventional Forces in Deterrence

7. The Challenge of Deterring ISIS

PART II: WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF PUTIN'S NEW RUSSIA?

8. Russia's Influence on Europe

9. Putin's Dilemma

10. The Calculations of Russia's Neighbors

11. Ukraine's Transition

12. A Test of Wills on Sanctions

13. Energy Codependency

14. NATO's Eastern Front

PART III: HOW CAN THE UNITED STATES BEST EXERT INFLUENCE IN TODAY'S MIDDLE EAST?

15. Acting and Reacting in the Middle East

16. The Need for Better Civil-Military Planning

17. The Challenge of Non-state Actors

18. Counterterrorism Success and Failings

PART IV: IS THE REBALANCE TO ASIA SUSTAINABLE?

19. Asian Perceptions of the Rebalance

20. Keeping Focus on Korea

21. Economic Imperative in Southeast Asia

22. The Long View on India

23. Maintaining the U.S.-Japan Alliance

24. Recalibrating on China

PART V: IS A COMPETING ECONOMIC ORDER EMERGING?

25. The Evolving Institutional Landscape

26. Strengthening the Existing Order

27. The Evolution of the Global Trading System

28. Geopolitical Instability and Energy Markets

29. Divergent Perspectives of the Democratic BRICS

PART VI: WILL EBOLA EVOLVE FROM A HEALTH CRISIS TO AN ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE CRISIS?

30. The Trajectory of Ebola and Our Response

31. The Economic Impact of the Ebola Outbreak

Index

Contributors.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

1-4422-4629-4

1-4422-4631-6

OCLC:

903644041