Confronting China: US Defense Policy in an Era of Great Power Competition

by James H. Anderson (Editor), Daniel R. Green (Editor)

Overview

Informed by senior policymakers with extensive expertise in defense policy, this book provides a comprehensive regional and functional perspective on US policy toward the People's Republic of China.

Confronting China addresses the central security questions of our generation: How best can the United States deter Chinese aggression and win the peace? China's pursuit of global hegemony reflects a patient yet determined effort to reshape the international order in its favor. Deterring Chinese aggression and winning the peace necessitates an integrated approach that draws upon all instruments of US national power.

Drawing on the insightful analysis of eleven senior national security practitioners, chapters discuss the China challenge from multiple perspectives. Contributors examine the different dimensions of China's growing power and assess how well they advance the Chinese Communist Party's political ambitions and what must be done to counter them. Drawing upon each writer's particular areas of expertise, chapter authors provide concrete, strategy-based, and resource-informed policy recommendations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440879661
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/31/2024
Series:	Praeger Security International
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

James H. Anderson, PhD, is a former Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, USA, and a twice-confirmed presidential appointee. He has also worked as Professor at the George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies, Director of Middle East Policy at the Pentagon, project manager at DFI International, research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and Associate Professor at Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University. Anderson is the author of America at Risk: The Citizen's Guide to Missile Defense and co-author of Leading Dynamic Seminars: A Practical Handbook for University Educators.

Daniel R. Green, PhD, is the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development. He is the author of The Valley's Edge: A Year with the Pashtuns in the Heartland of the Taliban; In the Warlords' Shadow: Special Operations Forces, the Afghans, and their Fight Against the Taliban; and Front Toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the Homefront, and co-author of Fallujah Redux: The Anbar Awakening and the Struggle with Al-Qaeda.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction James H. Anderson
2 Strategy: Preparing for Great Power War Daniel R. Green
3 America's Alliances and the China Challenge Heino Klinck
4 Partnering for Security in the Indo-Pacific: Regional “Game Changers” and Priorities for US Engagement Joseph H. Felter
5 Strongest Together: The Dawning of the Transatlantic Century Michael Ryan
6 Deterrence Implications of a Sino-Russian Entente David J. Trachtenberg
7 Avoiding Mirages: Recalibrating DoD's Middle East Policy Amid China's Rise Will Quinn and Kathryn Wheelbarger
8 The Future of US Defense in Africa: Competing with China on Its Second Continent Morgan Lorraine Viña
9 Dear Taikonaut: Understanding and Countering the CCP's Mission to Conquer Space Phillip Smyth
10 Numbers Matter: Weapons, US Production Capacity, and Deterring China Jeffrey Jeb Nadaner
11 Confronting China in Cyberspace Thomas C. Wingfield
List of Contributors
Index