Fight for the final frontier : irregular warfare and competition in the space domain / John J. Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klein, John J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space warfare.

Strategy.

Physical Description:

xxi, 240 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Irregular warfare and competition in the space domain

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book provides the needed foundational understanding by underscoring that irregular warfare in the space domain is shaped by the fundamental nature of all warfare, along with universal principles of strategy and the essential unity of all strategic experience. Warfare is warfare, no matter the domain of operations, and consequently, the space strategist can look to historical experience and knowledge of past conflicts to help gain insights into the functioning of irregular space warfare"-- Provided by publisher.

"Fight for the Final Frontier uses the concepts associated with irregular warfare to offer new insights for understanding the nature of strategic competition in space. Today's most pressing security concerns are best considered using an irregular warfare lens because incidents and points of potential conflict fall outside the definition of armed conflict. While some universal rules of combat apply across all domains, conflict in space up-ends and flips those assumed standards of understanding. John Klein provides a solution to reckoning with the many malicious, nefarious, and irresponsible behaviors in the space domain by using the irregular warfare framework. This offers a new paradigm through which one can view and study conflict, outside traditional combat, involving state and non-state actors. A "war" in space will be utterly unlike any that have happened on Earth, though scholars can provide lessons from past conflict to understand the flashpoints in the heavens. Providing the needed foundational understanding, Fight for the Final Frontier makes the case that irregular warfare in the space domain is shaped by the fundamental nature of all warfare, along with universal principles of strategy and the essential unity of all strategic experience. Going one step further, John Klein outlines the new arenas for battle, new areas of conflict and competition, and the necessary concepts for operating in this bold new frontier."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Enduring Nature of Irregular Warfare

Characteristics of Irregular Space Warfare

Small Space Wars : Irregular Warfare in Space

Gray-Zone Operations and Gunboat Diplomacy : Using Presence and Coercion in Space

Lawfare and Space

Commercial Companies, Privateers, and Space Pirates

Exploiting Space Technologies for Asymmetric Advantage

How to Counter Irregular Space Warfare.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Klein, John J. Fight for the final frontier

ISBN:

9781557507358

155750735X

OCLC:

1387568168