Shaping U.s. Military Forces for the Asia-Pacific - Lessons From Conflict Management in Past Great Power Eras

Shaping U.S. Military Forces for the Asia-Pacific examines how U.S. Joint Forces should be used to face the threat of a rising China at a time when future crises and even wars are likely to be defined by relatively limited political stakes alongside competing nationalist identities.

List of contents

1. Beyond "Full Spectrum Dominance" and "Friends and Allies"

2. Interpreting Great Power Conflict History: Material Interests, Nationalism, and War

3. Managed Competition in the 21st Century Asia-Pacific: Identity, Sovereign Autonomy, and Globalized Wealth

4. Great Power Crisis Bargaining and Conflict Management: Lessons for the "Asia Pivot"

5. Amending the "American Way of War": A Critique of Decisive Battle

6. The US Military and Conflict Management in the Asia Pacific

About the author

By Michael R. Kraig

Summary

Shaping U.S. Military Forces for the Asia-Pacific examines how U.S. Joint Forces should be used to face the threat of a rising China at a time when future crises and even wars are likely to be defined by relatively limited political stakes alongside competing nationalist identities.

Product details

• Authors: Michael R. Kraig, Kraig Michael R.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.06.2014
• EAN: 9781442226142
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2614-2
• No. of pages: 348
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Asia, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Military / United States, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, Warfare and defence, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control