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Strategic Asia 2016-17: Understanding Strategic Cultures in the Asia-Pacific
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Strategic Asia 2016-17: Understanding Strategic Cultures in the Asia-Pacific

This book examines how the region’s major political powers view international politics and the use of military force.

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By Ashley J. Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, Michael Wills
Published on Nov 16, 2016
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Source: National Bureau of Asian Research

Co-edited and introduced by Ashley J. Tellis, Strategic Asia 2016-17: Understanding Strategic Cultures in the Asia-Pacific examines how the region's major powers view international politics and the use of military force. In each chapter, a leading expert analyzes the ideological and historical sources of a country's strategic culture, how strategic culture informs the thinking of the country's policymakers, and how these understandings lead to decisions about the pursuit of strategic objectives and national power.

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About the Editors

Ashley J. Tellis is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and research director of the Strategic Asia Program at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR).

Alison Szalwinski is assistant director for political and security affairs at NBR.

Michael Wills is senior vice president of research and operations at NBR.

About the Authors

Ashley J. Tellis

Former Senior Fellow

Ashley J. Tellis was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Alison Szalwinski

National Bureau of Asian Research

Alison Szalwinski is assistant director for political and security affairs at NBR.

Michael Wills

National Bureau of Asian Research

Michael Wills is senior vice president for strategy and finance at NBR.

Authors

Ashley J. Tellis
Former Senior Fellow
Alison Szalwinski
National Bureau of Asian Research
Michael Wills
National Bureau of Asian Research
North AmericaUnited StatesSouth AsiaIndiaEast AsiaSouth KoreaChinaJapanSoutheast AsiaRussiaAsiaSecurityMilitary

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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