LEADER 03388nam 2200517 450 001 9910213813603321 005 20170919210012.0 010 $a0-8330-9544-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000743612 035 $a(EBL)4578330 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4578330 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000743612 100 $a20160819h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aStretching and exploiting thresholds for high-order war $ehow Russia, China, and Iran are eroding American influence using time-tested measures short of war /$fBen Connable, Jason H. Campbell, Dan Madden 210 1$aSanta Monica, California :$cRAND Corporation,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (57 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-9044-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover ; 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; Considerations 327 $aThe Risks of Improving and Increasing the Use of Measures Short of WarBibliography 330 $a"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. 606 $aLow-intensity conflicts (Military science) 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$xHistory$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$2fast 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLow-intensity conflicts (Military science) 676 $a355.0218 700 $aConnable$b Ben$0924041 702 $aCampbell$b Jason H. 702 $aMadden$b Dan 712 02$aArroyo Center, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910213813603321 996 $aStretching and exploiting thresholds for high-order war$92886761 997 $aUNINA