The Dragon Extends its Reach
The Dragon Extends its Reach

Author: Larry M. Wortzel

Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.

Published: 2013-06-15

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1612344062

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China has evolved from a nation with local and regional security interests to a major economic and political power with global interests, investments, and political commitments. It now requires a military that can project itself around the globe, albeit on a limited scale, to secure its interests. Therefore, as Larry M. Wortzel explains, the Chinese Communist Party leadership has charged the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with new and challenging missions that require global capabilities. Advances in technology and the development of indigenous weapons platforms in China, combined with reactions to modern conflicts, have produced a military force very different from that which China has fielded in the past. Wortzel presents a clear and sobering picture of the PLA’s modernization effort as it expands into space and cyberspace, and as it integrates operations in the traditional domains of war. This book will appeal to the specialist in security and foreign policy issues in Asia as well as to the person interested in arms control, future warfare, and global military strategies. The book puts China’s military growth into historical context for readers of recent military and diplomatic history.

Meditations of Madness
Meditations of Madness

Author: James Blackthorne

Publisher: James Kieley

Published: 2014-10-25

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1502922665

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As the minutes rush past Leon, and his son Bard discover themselves in a place unlike, they've ever experienced. There was no life except except the mosses and lichens and other primal plants among the crevasses And finally they realize there immersed in a dizzying world of excitement and horror, hope and despair. During these times the grand wizards' followers arrive on the scene eager to prove their worth. Eventually, Quill becomes Bards sidekick," He was nice and mighty handsome," she remarked. Quill was a fledgling sorceress; Leon studied the portion of Quills face that wasn't covered with hair. He couldn't see much of her features but from what he observed couldn't deny the young witches features appeared most alluring. After things got underway, there's an episode when Bard lands in the middle of an explosion that rocked the courtyard. Quill observed how her companion used his newly acquired abilities bestowed on him by the Elder God of the Wind. The next-day Leon's followers withstood a brutal assault worthy of the Queen of the lunar Madness herself. Leon remained calm as the Queen hurled bolts of energy that erupted into pillars of flame. What could they do to save the situation?. "Funny," remarked Quill" Previously,the Demon Queen spoke perfectly good English, there was no color in her cheeks as the tears ran down her face. " Is this a Goddess.Quill remarked, or is it but a vision?" Blackstone commented there was fright in his voice. "If the situation was real he feared they'd all be killed." He stood firm and threw back his head. "Its all here in the book , explaining he could recall a series of macabre incidents. "At the moment the case is to long to discuss, " he said . "Even so , he wanted everyone to enjoy the sagas." Conversely, a good deal of time had passed since he engaged in any public discussions. The author made his position secure. He dared not leave himself vulnerable to his critics attacks, As far as the public was concerned, James hardly knew-their views. He commented. " What gains have our readers made in their abilities to read silently with speed and understanding?"

The Himalayan Face-Off
The Himalayan Face-Off

Author: Shishir Gupta

Publisher: Hachette India

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 9350096064

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?Even if bilateral trade between India and China goes beyond $100 billion in the coming years, China?s posture towards India is adversarial and will perhaps remain so in the future, with Beijing viewing New Delhi through the prism of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile? A rising China, inflexible on boundary dispute resolution and with strong tentacles across South Asia and beyond, could encroach on India?s strategic space and lead to a potential crisis this decade.? In April 2013, Indian troops sighted an advance patrol of the Chinese People?s Liberation Army (PLA) 19 km deep within Indian territory, a considerable distance from the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border claim line that was drawn up after the 1962 war between the two countries ? a war that still traumatizes the mind of India?s political and military establishment. Protracted negotiations led to the withdrawal of Chinese troops, but the incursion laid bare the intent of the world?s largest standing army. Despite recent advances in the bilateral relationship, highlighted by the nearly $70 billion trade between the two countries, China continues to regard Indian interests as secondary, and India as a regional adversary. In this breakthrough work, seasoned journalist and author of the bestselling Indian Mujahideen Shishir Gupta details the various advances made by Beijing, particularly the PLA, in encircling India and stifling the latter?s bid to break out as an aspiring superpower. Gupta discusses Indian political, diplomatic and military responses to China?s assertion in the subcontinent and beyond, and the various course corrections India must undergo in its foreign and defence policies to counter China?s might and influence on matters of India?s national security. In describing how India must realize and counter China?s clout over its friends and enemies if it is to achieve superpower status, Gupta sheds new light on Indo-China relations. The Himalayan Face-Off: Chinese Assertion and the Indian Riposte is an important reminder of the realigned geopolitics of the modern world, where the two most populous nations on the planet are essentially battling each other over their share of the global pie ? sometimes on the world?s highest battlegrounds. '

Military Strategy of Great Powers
Military Strategy of Great Powers

Author: Håkan Edström

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-09-20

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1000438570

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This book explores the military strategies of the five system-determining great powers during the twenty-first century. The book’s point of departure is that analyses of countries’ defence strategies should acknowledge that states come in various shapes and sizes and that their strategic choices are affected by their perceptions of their position in the international system and by power asymmetries between more and less resourceful states. This creates a diversity in strategies that is often overlooked in theoretically oriented analyses. The book examines how five major powers – the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France and Russia – have adjusted their strategies to improve or maintain their relative position and to manage power asymmetries during the twenty-first century. It also develops and applies an analytical framework for exploring and categorising the strategies pursued by the five major powers which combines elements of structural realism with research on power transition theory and status competition. The concluding chapter addresses questions related to stability and change in the present international system. This book will be of interest to students of strategic studies, foreign policy, and International Relations.

PLA Modernisation and Likely Force Structure 2025
PLA Modernisation and Likely Force Structure 2025

Author: Nagender SP Bisht

Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

Published: 2015-02-01

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9384464511

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China is modernizing her military very rapidly and as her economy strengthens, the pace of military modernization is going to touch higher trajectories. This modernization would impact and alter the existing strategic environment in the world. In the region the impact will be more profound and will force her neighbors to rework their own military modernization programs, war fighting doctrines and their present position on relations with China and other regional powers and the US. Today, in addition to issues relating to human resource development, the biggest impediment is the availability of technology to develop new modern weapon systems and equipment. Will the drivers and trends of Chinese military modernization continue to be same or will there be changes? How will the modernization impact the PLA behavior, especially in its neighborhood? How will the neighbors react to this stupendous pace of militarization in the East Asia? What will be the role of Japan, Vietnam, India, Russia and US? How will china's restive periphery and PLA respond to the spread of Islamic fundamentalism? To correctly appreciate these changes, an in-depth understanding of Chinese military modernization is essential. This book is an effort in this direction and attempts to find some answers to the questions posed. The trends of modernization of the four services of the PLA have been analyzed and a capability suggested that the PLA is likely to have by 2025.

China’s Rise and Rethinking International Relations Theory
China’s Rise and Rethinking International Relations Theory

Author: Pan, Chengxin

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2022-02-16

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1529212944

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Bringing together leading scholars from Asia and the West, this book investigates how the dynamics of China’s rise in world politics contributes to theory-building in International Relations (IR). The book demonstrates how the complex and transformative nature of China’s advancement is also a point of departure for theoretical innovation and reflection in IR more broadly. In doing so, the volume builds a strong case for a genuinely global and post-Western IR. It contends that ‘non-Western’ countries should not only be considered potential sources of knowledge production, but also original and legitimate focuses of IR theorizing in their own right.

Will China's Rise be Peaceful?
Will China's Rise be Peaceful?

Author: Asle Toje

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 0190675381

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The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century. More than a dramatic symbol of the redistribution of global wealth, the event has marked the end of the unipolar international system and the arrival of a new era in world politics. How the security, stability and legitimacy built upon foundations that were suddenly shifting, adapting to this new reality is the subject of Will China's Rise be Peaceful? Bringing together the work of seasoned experts and younger scholars, this volume offers an inclusive examination of the effects of historical patterns-whether interrupted or intact-by the rise of China. The contributors show how strategies among the major powers are guided by existing international rules and expectations as well as by the realities created by an increasingly powerful China. While China has sought to signal its non-revisionist intent its extraordinary economic growth and active diplomacy has in a short time span transformed global and East Asian politics. This has caused constant readjustments as the other key actors have responded to the changing incentives provided by Chinese policies. Will China's Rise be Peaceful? explores these continuities and discontinuities in five areas: theory, history, domestic politics, regional politics, and great power politics. Equally grounded in theory and extensive empirical research, this timely volume offers a remarkably lucid description and interpretation of our changing international relations. In both its approach and its conclusions, it will serve as a model for the study of China in a new era.