Logic of Irregular War - Asymmetry and Americas Adversaries

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.

List of contents

Introduction: Thinking about Asymmetry, by Ilan Berman

Chapter 1: The Chinese Way of Asymmetric War, by Larry M. Wortzel
Chapter 2: Russia's Asymmetric Strategy for Contemporary and Future War, by Stephen Blank
Chapter 3: The Strategies and Methods of Iranian Asymmetric War, by Ladan Yazdian
Chapter 4: The Asymmetric Strategies of the DPRK, by Daniel A. Pinkston

Conclusion: Adapting to Asymmetry, by Ilan Berman

List of Contributors

About the author

Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as well as the Departments of Defense and State, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. He has been called one of America's leading experts on the Middle East and Iran by CNN.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ilan Berman
• Assisted by: Ilan Berman (Editor), Berman Ilan (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781538105412
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0541-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Asia, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Middle East, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Politics and government, Warfare and defence, USSR, Soviet Union, Weapons & equipment, Ordnance, weapons technology, Weapons and equipment, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet