02910nam 22005653u 450 991082845930332120230803205646.00-8047-9282-810.1515/9780804792820(CKB)3710000000260689(EBL)1821148(SSID)ssj0001370234(PQKBManifestationID)12565867(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001370234(PQKBWorkID)11292037(PQKB)11606342(MiAaPQ)EBC1821148(DE-B1597)564126(DE-B1597)9780804792820(OCoLC)1198929741(EXLCZ)99371000000026068920151005d2014|||| uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrStrategy in Asia the past, present, and future of regional security /Thomas G. MahnkenPalo Alto Stanford University Press20141 online resource (314 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-9149-X Front matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --Acronyms --Introduction --1. Asia as a Warfighting Environment --2. The Cyclical Nature of Chinese Sea Power --3. Chinese Maritime Geography --4. Mahan and the South China Sea --5. The US Alliance Structure in Asia --6. Strategy and Culture --7. The Chinese Way of War --8. The Japanese Way of War --9. The Indian Way of War --10. Military Modernization in Asia --11. The Economic Context of Strategic Competition --12. Nuclear Deterrence in Northeast Asia --13. Arms Races and Long-Term Competition --14. Irregular Warfare in Asia --Conclusion --About the Contributors --IndexSome of the United States' greatest challenges over the coming decades are likely to emanate from the Asia-Pacific region. China and India are rising and Militant Islam continues to take root in Pakistan, while nuclear proliferation threatens to continue in fits and starts. If America is to meet these challenges comprehensively, strategists will have to learn more about Asia, and Asian scholars, policymakers, and analysts will need to understand better the enduring and timeless principles of strategy. Based on the premise therefore that the increasing strategic weight of the Asia-Pacific region .National securityAsiaSecurity, InternationalAsiaStrategic cultureAsiaNational securitySecurity, InternationalStrategic culture355/.03355Mahnken Thomas G.1965-1039422Blumenthal DanAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910828459303321Strategy in Asia3998396UNINA