How domestic trends in the U.S., China, and Iran could influence U.S. Navy strategic planning [electronic resource] / John Gordon IV [and others].

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ISBN:

9780833046727

Title:

How domestic trends in the U.S., China, and Iran could influence U.S. Navy strategic planning [electronic resource] / John Gordon IV [and others].

Author:

Gordon, John, 1956-

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 202 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

Rand Corporation monograph series

Contents:

Introduction and objectives -- Strategic trends in the United States -- The United States' near abroad -- Strategic trends in people's republic of China -- China's near abroad -- Strategic trends in Iran -- Iran's near abroad -- Japan's near abroad -- Russia's near abroad -- Conclusions -- Appendixes: A. Comparisons -- B. China's coal future.

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Corporate Subject:

United States. Navy -- Planning.

Subject Term:

Strategic planning -- United States.

Social prediction -- United States.

Economic forecasting -- United States.

Social prediction -- China.

Economic forecasting -- China.

Social prediction -- Iran.

Economic forecasting -- Iran.

Added Author:

Gordon, John, 1956-

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2008

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Summary

The U.S. Navy faces uncertainty about the degree to which it will have to prepare for a high-end future conflict versus the so-called Long War. To help the Navy understand how critical near-, mid-, and far-term trends in the United States, China, and Iran might influence U.S. security decisions in general and the NavyOCOs investments in particular, RAND examined emerging domestic and regional nonmilitary trends in each of the three countries.