Defence Planning and Uncertainty: Preparing for the Next Asia-Pacific War

ISBN-13: 9781138206090 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016

Stephan Fruhling

Opis

This book analyses the defence policy statements of three key Asia Pacific powers - the United States, Australia and New Zealand - and shows how uncertainty about the rise of China has influenced current defence planning decisions, and how thinking about the strategic risks associated with China have changed over time. Key issues covered include the difference in approach by the three countries, the degree to which strategic risk emanates from China directly or indirectly from China's wider impact on the region, the consequences for Japan of China's rise, and an assessment of whether the defence planning responses are commensurate with the real degree of risk.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Defence Planning and the Problem of China 2. Defence Planning as Risk Management 3. Net Assessment-Based Planning 4. Mobilization Planning 5. Portfolio Planning 6. Task-Based Planning 7. US Defence Planning Frameworks and the Rise of China 8. Managing the Risk of Conflict in 21^st Century Asia 9. Enduring Tensions in Defence Planning

O autorze

Stephan Frühling is Senior Lecturer in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Australia.