03388nam 2200517 450 991021381360332120170919210012.00-8330-9544-7(CKB)3710000000743612(EBL)4578330(MiAaPQ)EBC4578330(EXLCZ)99371000000074361220160819h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierStretching and exploiting thresholds for high-order war how Russia, China, and Iran are eroding American influence using time-tested measures short of war /Ben Connable, Jason H. Campbell, Dan MaddenSanta Monica, California :RAND Corporation,2016.©20161 online resource (57 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-9044-5 Includes bibliographical references.Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Preface; Contents; Figure; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Time-Tested Measures Short of War; Myths of the New Paradigms; CHAPTER TWO: American Understanding of Thresholds Is Impractical; CHAPTER THREE: Russia, China, and Iran Apply Measures Short of War; Example 1: Russia Exploits and Stretches Thresholds in Eastern Europe; Example 2: China Expands Its Boundaries in East Asia; Example 3: Iran in Iraq; CHAPTER FOUR: Conclusion, Considerations, and Cautions; ConsiderationsThe Risks of Improving and Increasing the Use of Measures Short of WarBibliography"U.S. thresholds for high-order conventional and nuclear war are diffuse and dynamic, differ across regions, and are hard to enforce. Since 9/11, three of the primary nation-state competitors to the United States--Russia, China, and Iran--have successfully exploited or stretched U.S. thresholds for high-order war in order to further their strategic ends and, in the process, undermine U.S. interests. Each of these countries has made expert use of some combination of measures short of war, including economic leverage, terrorism, limited military incursions, aggressive diplomacy, and covert action, to enact its strategies. Some argue that these actions constitute a new international order, or perhaps a new way of war. They do not: Use of measures short of war is time-tested nation-state behavior. U.S. policymakers and military service leaders would benefit from additional consideration of these measures, how they are used against the United States, and how they might be defended against and exploited to further U.S. strategic interests"--Publisher's description.Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)United StatesMilitary policyHistory21st centuryUnited StatesForeign relations21st centuryUnited StatesfastElectronic books.Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)355.0218Connable Ben924041Campbell Jason H.Madden DanArroyo Center,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910213813603321Stretching and exploiting thresholds for high-order war2886761UNINA