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Towards a Brave New Arms Industry?

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Towards a Brave New Arms Industry?

By: Richard Bitzinger

In the post-Cold War era, most countries have been forced to radically reduce their arms industries, and abandoned self-sufficiency in favour of a subordinate role in an increasingly globalized worldwide defence industry. This has significant implications for the future of armaments production, for proliferation, and for arms control.

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Routledge

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1136052801

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9781136052804

Arming Asia

Technonationalism and its Impact on Local Defense Industries

By: Richard Bitzinger

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Arming Asia

Technonationalism and its Impact on Local Defense Industries

By: Richard Bitzinger

Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems. He analyzes China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. The overarching question in the book is whether self-reliance is a strategically viable solution for development and manufacturing of arms. Given the ever-changing dynamics and increasing demand for sophisticated next-generation weaponry, will these countries be able to individually sustain their domestic defense industries and constantly update their technologies? This is the first book to analyze arms production from a regional perspective.

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1317484894

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9781317484899

Going Global?

U.S. Government Policy and the Defense Aerospace Industry

By: Mark A. Lorell,Julia F. Lowell,Richard M. Moore,Victoria A. Greenfield,Katia Vlachos

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Going Global?

U.S. Government Policy and the Defense Aerospace Industry

By: Mark A. Lorell,Julia F. Lowell,Richard M. Moore,Victoria A. Greenfield,Katia Vlachos

The increasing consolidation of the defense aerospace industry, brought about by post-Cold War reductions in defense authorizations, has led to the proliferation of cross-border relationships between U.S. and European firms. This report examines aerospace industry globalization trends with a view toward determining how the U.S. Air Force can best exploit such trends while minimizing their risks. It concludes that further research must be done to ascertain how the advantages of globalization, such as increased competition and interoperability, can best be achieved without compromising security concerns.

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Rand Corporation

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083303393X

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9780833033932

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Military-Civil Fusion

A New Paradigm for Military Innovation?

By: Yoram Evron,Richard A. Bitzinger

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Military-Civil Fusion

A New Paradigm for Military Innovation?

By: Yoram Evron,Richard A. Bitzinger

Advanced commercial technologies offer new opportunities for defense applications that could greatly affect military power and metrics of military advantage. This is relevant when it comes to civilian-based technological innovations found in the emerging 'fourth industrial revolution,' such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, 'big data,' and quantum computing. Militaries and governments around the world are increasingly focused on how and where advanced commercial technologies, innovations, and breakthroughs could potentially create new capacities for military power, advantage, and leverage. This process of exploiting civilian-based advanced technologies is referred to as 'military–civil fusion' (MCF). This book addresses MCF not only from a conceptual and practical sense but also comparatively as it explores how four different countries – the United States, China, India, and Israel – are attempting to use MCF to support national military-technological innovation. It will interest scholars, researchers, and advanced students of military, security, and technology studies, as well as analysts and policymakers in military and defense organizations.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009333313

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9781009333313

Area Bibliography of China

By: Richard T. Wang

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Area Bibliography of China

By: Richard T. Wang

A combination of scholarly, commercial, and popular interests has generated a large quantity of literature on every aspect of Chinese life during the past two decades. This bibliography reflects these combined interests; it is broken up into sections by subject headings, and cross-references refer the researcher to related topics.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810833506

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9780810833500

Strategic Choices for a Turbulent World

In Pursuit of Security and Opportunity

By: Andrew R. Hoehn,Richard H. Solomon,Sonni Efron,Frank Camm,Anita Chandra,Debra Knopman,Burgess Laird,Robert J. Lempert,Howard J. Shatz,Casimir Yost

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Strategic Choices for a Turbulent World

In Pursuit of Security and Opportunity

By: Andrew R. Hoehn,Richard H. Solomon,Sonni Efron,Frank Camm,Anita Chandra,Debra Knopman,Burgess Laird,Robert J. Lempert,Howard J. Shatz,Casimir Yost

This report is the last of a six-volume series in which RAND explores the elements of a national strategy for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. It analyzes U.S. strengths and weaknesses, and suggests adaptations for this new era of turbulence and uncertainty. The report offers three alternative strategic concepts and evaluates their underlying assumptions, costs, risks, and constraints.

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Rand Corporation

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0833096931

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Weapons Proliferation and War in the Greater Middle East

Strategic Contest

By: Richard L. Russell

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Weapons Proliferation and War in the Greater Middle East

Strategic Contest

By: Richard L. Russell

This important new book explores the strategic reasons behind the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons as well as ballistic missile delivery systems in the Greater Middle East. It examines the uses and limitations of chemical weapons in regional combat, ballistic missile warfare and defenses, as well as Iran's drive for nuclear weapons and the likely regional reactions should Tehran acquire a nuclear weapons inventory. This book also discusses Chinese assistance to WMD and ballistic programs in the Greater Middle East. Finally, this book recommends policy options for American diplomacy to counter the challenges posed by WMD proliferation. This essential study prepares the ground for the challenges facing the international community. Richard Russell is a professor at the National Defense University's Near East-South Asia Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, DC. He also teaches at the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He previously served as a political-military analyst at the CIA.

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Routledge

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1134213891

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Asia's New Battlefield

The USA, China and the Struggle for the Western Pacific

By: Richard Javad Heydarian

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Asia's New Battlefield

The USA, China and the Struggle for the Western Pacific

By: Richard Javad Heydarian

This compact, insightful book offers an up-to-the-minute guide to understanding the evolution of maritime territorial disputes in East Asia, exploring their legal, political-security and economic dimensions against the backdrop of a brewing Sino-American rivalry for hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region. It traces the decades-long evolution of Sino-American relations in Asia, and how this pivotal relationship has been central to prosperity and stability in one of the most dynamics regions of the world. It also looks at how middle powers – from Japan and Australia to India and South Korea – have joined the fray, trying to shape the trajectory of the territorial disputes in the Western Pacific, which can, in turn, alter the future of Asia – and ignite an international war that could re-configure the global order. The book examines how the maritime disputes have become a litmus test of China's rise, whether it has and will be peaceful or not, and how smaller powers such as Vietnam and the Philippines have been resisting Beijing's territorial ambitions. Drawing on extensive discussions and interviews with experts and policy-makers across the Asia-Pacific region, the book highlights the growing geopolitical significance of the East and South China Sea disputes to the future of Asia – providing insights into how the so-called Pacific century will shape up.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1783603143

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Chinese Regionalism

The Security Dimension

By: Richard H Yang

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Chinese Regionalism

The Security Dimension

By: Richard H Yang

As China is poised to become a global economic force, its leadership is on the brink of imminent and potentially sweeping change. With Deng Xiaoping's demise seemingly at hand, the inevitable redistribution of power within this vast land has become a crucial concern for China and the world alike. How will China cope with this changing of the guard? Will a centralized government remain, or will the country break apart? This comprehensive volume brings specialists from East and West together to assess the key issue of regionalism and its effect on shifting power in the PRC. Focusing specifically on the pivotal role of the People's Liberation Army, the contributors address a wide range of topics, including economic reform, the possible reprise of warlordism, and regional security, and they present a variety of case studies

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0429715994

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The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China, and the New Struggle for Global Mastery

By: Richard Javad Heydarian

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The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China, and the New Struggle for Global Mastery

By: Richard Javad Heydarian

This book places the presidency of Donald Trump as well as the brewing Sino-American Cold War within the broader historical context of American hegemony in Asia, which traces its roots to Alfred Thayer Mahan’s call for a naval build up in the Pacific, the subsequent colonization of the Philippines and, ultimately, reaching its apotheosis after the defeat of Imperial Japan in the Second World War. The book, drawing on visits from Cairo to California and Perth to Pyongyang as well as interviews and exchanges with heads of state and senior officials from across the Indo-Pacific, provides an overview of the arc of American primacy in the region for scholars, journalists, and concerned citizens.

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Springer Nature

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9811397996

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Uncharted Strait

The Future of China-Taiwan Relations

By: Richard C. Bush

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Uncharted Strait

The Future of China-Taiwan Relations

By: Richard C. Bush

Focuses on cross-Strait relations during Ma Ying-jeou's first term, assessing the impact of stabilization on economics, politics, and security and the implications for resolution of Taiwan and China's fundamental dispute. Examines how Taiwan can strengthen itself; how China can promote a mutually acceptable outcome; and how Washington can protect its interests in South Asia"--Provided by publisher.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815723849

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Southeast Asian Security in the New Millennium

By: Richard J. Ellings,Sheldon W. Simon

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Southeast Asian Security in the New Millennium

By: Richard J. Ellings,Sheldon W. Simon

Assessing trends toward creating innovative forms of political, economic and security co-operation in Southeast Asia, this text discusses the international dynamics of Southeast Asian security, and its impact on such external factors as the US, China and Japan.

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1315481359

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China's Military Modernization

Building for Regional and Global Reach

By: Richard D. Fisher, Jr.

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China's Military Modernization

Building for Regional and Global Reach

By: Richard D. Fisher, Jr.

China's rise to global economic and strategic eminence, with the potential for achieving pre-eminence in the greater-Asian region, is one of the defining characteristics of the post-Cold War period. This work offers a basic understanding of the military-strategic basis and trajectory of a rising China, provides background, and outlines current and future issues concerning China's rise in strategic-military influence. The next decade may witness China's assertion of military or strategic pressure on Japan, the Korean Peninsula, India, the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, Central Asia, or even on behalf of future allies in Africa and Latin America. While conflict is not a foregone conclusion, as indicated by China's increasing participation in many benign international organizations, it is a fact that China's leadership will pursue its interests as it sees them, which may not always coincide with those of the United States, its friends, and allies. Until now, no single volume has existed that provides an authoritative, comprehensive, and concise description of China's evolving geo-strategy or of how China is transforming its military to carry out this strategy. Fisher examines how China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) remains critical to the existence of the Chinese Communist government and looks at China's political and military actions designed to protect its expanded strategic interests in both the Asia-Pacific and Central to Near-Asian regions. Using open sources, including over a decade of unique interview sources, Fisher documents China's efforts to build a larger nuclear force that may soon be protected by missile defenses, modern high technology systems for space, air, and naval forces, and how China is now beginning to assemble naval, air, and ground forces for future power projection missions. His work also examines how the United States and other governments simultaneously seek greater engagement with China on strategic concerns, while hedging against its rising power. Although China faces both internal and external constraints on its rise to global eminence, it cannot be denied that China's government is pursuing a far-reaching strategic agenda.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1567207618

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Taming Sino-American Rivalry

By: Feng Zhang,Richard Ned Lebow

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Taming Sino-American Rivalry

By: Feng Zhang,Richard Ned Lebow

Competition between America and China has intensified since 2009, creating even greater risks of conflict. Why is this so and what can be done about it? In Taming Sino-American Rivalry, Feng Zhang and Richard Ned Lebow reject the prevailing idea that competition between a dominant and a rising power must necessarily lead to conflict. Rather, they identify the mistakes that both countries have made and explain the causes and consequences of their missteps. Drawing on international relations theory and lessons from history, they develop a comprehensive approach to conflict management and resolution that balances deterrence, reassurance, and diplomacy. A challenge to the prevailing pessimism, Taming Sino-American Rivalry is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the world's most important bilateral relationship.

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0197521940

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The Modern Defense Industry

Political, Economic, and Technological Issues

By: Richard A. Bitzinger

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The Modern Defense Industry

Political, Economic, and Technological Issues

By: Richard A. Bitzinger

Whether it's guns and ammunition or multidimensional anti-terrorism systems, the defense industry is dynamic, complex, and ubiquitous. It is also mysterious, powerful, and controversial, involving thousands of players worldwide—from suppliers and producers to government and military procurers to shadowy figures that trade in the black market. This comprehensive, two-volume reference will explore, on a global scale, the various issues, concepts, problems, and controversies surrounding the rise of the modern defense industry. Unparalleled in its scope and insight, The Modern Defense Industry will prove invaluable to the industry's critics and champions alike. The phenomenon of a more-or-less permanent defense industry—especially one so wide in scale, breadth (air, sea, land, and space), technology, and geography—is still relatively new. Until now, its implications for politics, economics, and technology have not been adequately discussed in an authoritative, accessible format for scholars and researchers, business people, journalists, policymakers, and interested laymen. The Modern Defense Industry addresses the period from 1945 to the present, covering the United States, Europe, Russia, China, Israel, and other important arms-producing and arms-procuring countries. Including essays by experts from around the world, a glossary, data on firms and governments, laws and policies, primary documents, case studies, and a host of other elements, this set will be a unique resource for anyone interested in the arms industry. It will also offer penetrating insights into topics like international relations and diplomacy, arms proliferation, and contemporary politics. Volume I comprises chapters by experts in the field on topics like the relationship between the industry, military, and government; how new modes of warfare are changing the industry; the implications of globalization on the industry; the black and gray areas of the arms trade; and much more. Volume II features an extensive A-Z glossary of terms, lists of defense firms and government agencies, annotated primary documents, lists of leading defense contractors and key weapons systems, an analysis of key legislation, and professional organizations. The Modern Defense Industry sets the standard for state of the art overviews of an industry that has, for better or worse, come to infuse nearly every aspect of world affairs in the early twenty-first century.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1567207499

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Military-Civil Fusion

A New Paradigm for Military Innovation?

By: Yoram Evron,Richard A. Bitzinger

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Military-Civil Fusion

A New Paradigm for Military Innovation?

By: Yoram Evron,Richard A. Bitzinger

Examines the global interaction between military-civil fusion and the fourth industrial revolution, and how it affects military innovation.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009333283

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China's Military

The PLA in 1992/1993

By: Richard H. Yang,Ellis Joffe,Harry Gelber,David L. Shambaugh,Robert G. Sutter

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China's Military

The PLA in 1992/1993

By: Richard H. Yang,Ellis Joffe,Harry Gelber,David L. Shambaugh,Robert G. Sutter

This volume assesses the developments and issues of 1990-1991 in the PRC's People's Liberation Army. It explores the domestic and foreign ramifications of the PLA's political and military role, especially in the wake of the Tiananmen massacre. The appendices describe important military figures of the last 35 years in the PRC and list sites of garrison command headquarters.

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Routledge

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0813387876

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9780813387871

Arming Asia

Technonationalism and its Impact on Local Defense Industries

By: Richard Bitzinger

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Arming Asia

Technonationalism and its Impact on Local Defense Industries

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Taylor & Francis

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1317484908

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9781317484905

Defence Industries in Russia and China

Players and Strategies

By: Kenneth Boutin,Cyrille Bret,Andrey Frolov,Gustav C. Gressel,Michael Raska,Zoe Stanley-Lockman

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Defence Industries in Russia and China

Players and Strategies

By: Kenneth Boutin,Cyrille Bret,Andrey Frolov,Gustav C. Gressel,Michael Raska,Zoe Stanley-Lockman

This Report turns the spotlight on two major players in the global defence industry: Russia and China. It examines how both countries, however different in their trajectory and ambition, have in recent years narrowed the industrial and technological gap with the European armaments sector and are now openly challenging the West’s traditional superiority in this domain. The loss of this military-technological edge could severely undermine the West’s ability to counter direct Russian or Chinese military threats, while also entailing greater competition for European defence industries, thus reshaping the global arms trade – with repercussions for security relationships around the world.

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929198633X

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9789291986330

The Role of Military Power and Arms Control in Western Security in the 1990s

A Conference Report

By: Richard Bitzinger

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The Role of Military Power and Arms Control in Western Security in the 1990s

A Conference Report

By: Richard Bitzinger

Sexy, comforting and completely fabulous slow cooking has arrived! Ricardo LarrivÃ©e (just âeoeRicardoâe to his legions of fans) is one of Canadaâe(tm)s handful of genuine âeoecelebrityâe chefs in the style of Jamie Oliver or Bobby Flay. Ricardo has a huge and passionate fan following based on his easy, breezy cooking style highlighted on his Food Network Canada show, Ricardo and Friends. Ricardo has expanded his television success into a multimedia empire, with a French-language magazine, radio and web spots, and more. Ricardoâe(tm)s slow cooker bookâe"packed with 150 colour photos, engaging design and sixty-five great recipesâe"is the perfect combination of personality and subject. Only Ricardo could make slow cooking sexy and shake off its staid, traditional reputation. This book shows you how to make the comforting (Lentil Ragout with Poached Eggs, Beef Ã la Carbonnade), the unconventional (cheesecake and crÃ ̈me brÃ»lÃ©e) andthe completely fabulous (Veal Cheeks with Figs, Maple Beer Ham). As they say on the show, âeoeOoh, Ricardo, si!âe

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0833011065

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