Luttwak, Edward N.

The Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy / Edward N. Luttwak. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012. - ix, 310 p. ; 20 cm

Includes index.

The fallacy of unresisted aggrandizement -- Premature assertiveness -- "Great-state autism" defined -- Historical residues in Chinese conduct -- The coming geo-economic resistance to the rise of China -- China's aggrandizement and global reactions -- The inevitable analogy -- Could China adopt a successful grand strategy? -- The strategic un-wisdom of the ancients -- Strategic competence: the historical record -- The inevitability of mounting resistance -- Why current policies will persist -- Who will resist? Australia: weaving a coalition -- Japan: disengaging from disengagement -- Defiant Vietnam: the newest American ally? -- South Korea: a model Tianxia subordinate? -- Mongolia: northern outpost of the coalition? -- Indonesia: from ostracism to coalition? -- The Philippines: how to make enemies -- Norway: Norway? Norway! -- The three China policies of the United States -- Conclusions, assumptions, findings, predictions, envoi.

9780674066427 (alk. paper)

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Geopolitics--China.
Geopolítica--China.
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China--Strategic aspects.
China--Military policy.
China--Foreign relations--1976-
China--Politíca militar.
China--Aspectos estratégicos
China--Relaciones exteriores--1976-

UA 835 / L974r 2012

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