U.S. security in the twenty-first century. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barry M. Blechman.
• Authors: Blechman, Barry M
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; About the Book and Author; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; 1. PLANNING FOR THE YEAR 2001; 2. U.S. CAPABILITIES AND CONSTRAINTS; Military Technology; Basic Technologies; Specific Applications of New Technologies; Economic Strength and Economic Dependence; Economic Strengths; Economic Projections; Implications of U.S. Economic Strength; Dependencies; Mineral Dependencies; Global Political Economy; Nuclear Proliferation; Public Attitudes Toward Foreign Policy; Military Strength; Involvement Abroad; 3. REGIONAL FORECASTS; Europe The Soviet UnionSurprise-Free Forecast; Breakout from Systemic Limitations; Serious Internal Disorders; East and South Asia; The Middle East; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Iran-Iraq Conflict; Other Gulf States; Influence of the Great Powers; Key Uncertainties; Sub-Saharan Africa; Latin America; Central America; South America; 4. ALTERNATIVE COMPOSITE FUTURES; Alternative One: An Extrapolation from Present Trends; Implications for U.S. Military Planning; Alternative Two: Disorder in the Third World; Implications for U.S. Military Planning; Alternative Three: The USSR Resurgent Implications for U.S. Military PlanningAlternative Four: An Anarchic Environment; Implications for U.S. Military Planning; Alternative Five: An Optimistic Environment; Implications for U.S. Military Planning; 5. CONCLUSIONS; Appendix A DELPHI PANELS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL AND PROLIFERATION FORECASTS; Appendix B EXPERTS INTERVIEWED FOR REGIONAL FORECASTS
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 355/.033073; National security -- United States; Twenty-first century -- Forecasts; HISTORY / Military / Other; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; National security; Twenty-first century; United States; Electronic books; Forecasts
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429269851; 0429269854; 9781000016819; 1000016811; 9781000010299; 1000010295; 9781000003451; 1000003450
• Related ISBNs: 9780367212360; 0367212366
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 10, 2019)
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