Danger on our doorstep / Jim Molan ; foreword by Peter Dutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molan, Jim, 1950- author.

Contributor:

Dutton, Peter, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics.

Australia--Foreign relations--China.

Australia.

China--Foreign relations--Australia.

China.

Physical Description:

294 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

What are Australia's options in confronting a rising and belligerent China? For the first time in nearly 80 years, war on our doorstop is not just possible, it is likely. Former army major general and Liberal Party senator Jim Molan has fought wars, reviewed intelligence, participated in government and conducted business in hotspots across the world, making him an expert in evaluating risk and reward in perilous military situations. In this sober assessment, Molan examines the present and growing danger of China's rise, not just to Taiwan, Japan and other countries in the immediate region, but also to the geopolitical balance of power as it has existed since the end of World War II. He suggests what China's endgame is, how war might start, what war with China would look like and, importantly, what Australia's best interests and options are. Acknowledging the increasing awareness of possible conflict, he stresses how important it is to prepare for the right war, not the war we would prefer to fight, or the one we think might never happen.

Contents:

Prologue: out of the blue?

Rise to power

Playing catch-up

Wolf warriors

In the grey zone

Where and when?

The response: the US and its allies

The response: Australia

Concepts of war

Current policy

The right war

Can the US win?

Australia, defend yourself!

Epilogue: a new reality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291).

ISBN:

9781460762608

1460762606

OCLC:

1338126973