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Strategic Asia 2017-18: Power, Ideas, and Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific
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Strategic Asia 2017-18: Power, Ideas, and Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific

This book identifies how Asia’s major powers have developed military strategies to address their most significant challenges.

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By Ashley J. Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, Michael Wills
Published on Nov 6, 2017
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Source: National Bureau of Asian Research

Co-edited and introduced by Ashley J. Tellis, Strategic Asia 2017-18: Power, Ideas, and Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific identifies how Asia’s major powers have developed military strategies to address their most significant challenges. In each chapter, a leading expert analyzes how national power and capabilities interact with strategic culture to shape a country’s military strategies and explains why decision-makers come to favor certain options over others. This is the final volume from a three-year project that takes stock of the national power of the major Asian states.

Order this book, or read the introduction by Ashley J. Tellis for free.

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Ashley J. Tellis holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow 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 for strategy and finance 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
United StatesSouth AsiaIndiaEast AsiaSouth KoreaChinaJapanSoutheast AsiaRussiaIndonesiaSecurityMilitaryArms ControlForeign Policy

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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