Description
| Product ID: | 9781032734774 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Adelphi series |
| Title: | Planning for Protraction |
| Subtitle: | A Historically Informed Approach to Great-power War and Sino-US Competition |
| Authors: | Author: Iskander Rehman |
| Page Count: | 200 |
| Subjects: | Politics and government, Politics & government, Warfare and defence, Warfare & defence |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Iskander Rehman engages in a detailed examination of the history of protracted warfare, with the aim of reaching a more nuanced and wide-ranging understanding of contemporary Sino-US security competition. As Sino-US relations have deteriorated, concerns have grown in Washington over its ability to defeat China in a major conflict. A conflict between such peer competitors would likely become a protracted war of attrition drawing on all dimensions of national power, but this reality has yet to receive a sufficient degree of analytical attention. In this Adelphi book, Iskander Rehman provides a historically informed and empirically grounded study of protracted great-power war, its core drivers and characteristics, and an examination of the elements that have most often determined a competitor’s long-term strategic performance. Final victory in a protracted conflict, this book argues, rests on a combination of three core factors: a state’s military effectiveness and adaptability, its socio-economic power and resiliency, and the soundness of its alliance management and grand strategy. A detailed analysis of the contemporary Sino-US rivalry assesses how both parties might fare in the event of a protracted war, while highlighting some of its key differentiating aspects – most notably its nuclear and cyber dimensions. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-11-09 |
