Domestic trends in the United States, China, and Iran : implications for U.S. Navy strategic planning

Domestic trends in the United States, China, and Iran implications for U.S. Navy strategic planning

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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 g...

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Autor principal: Gordon, John, 1956- (-)
Autores Corporativos: United States. Navy (-), National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), Rand Corporation
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND 2008.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Materias:
United States. > Navy > Planning.
Economic forecasting > China.
Economic forecasting > Iran.
Economic forecasting > United States.
Social prediction > China.
Social prediction > Iran.
Social prediction > United States.
Strategic planning > United States.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction and Objectives; Introduction; Study Approach; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO- Strategic Trends in the United States; Summary; Introduction; U.S. Demographic Trends; Gross Domestic Product; The Federal Budget; Energy; Defense Spending; Conclusions; CHAPTER THREE- The United States' Near Abroad; The Current Situation; Future Trends and Possibilities in Northern South America; Future Trends and Possibilities in the Caribbean; An Overview of Future Trends in the Region
  • The Special Case of Mexico CHAPTER FOUR- Strategic Trends in the People's Republic of China; The Current Situation; China's Energy Future; Macroeconomic Trends; Demographic Trends and Related Problems; Environmental Degradation; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE- China's Near Abroad; The Current Situation; Future Trends and Possibilities in the West; Future Trends and Possibilities in the South; Future Trends and Possibilities in the East and Northeast; CHAPTER SIX- Strategic Trends in Iran; The Current Situation; Economic Trends; Sociopolitical Trends; Environmental Trends; Conclusion
  • CHAPTER SEVEN- Iran's Near Abroad The Current Situation; Future Trends and Possibilities in Russian and Chinese Support for Iran; Future Trends and Possibilities in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council States; Future Trends and Possibilities in Turkey and the Kurdish Independence Movement; Future Trends and Possibilities in Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria; Summary; CHAPTER EIGHT- Japan's Near Abroad; The Current Situation; Current State of U.S.-Japanese Relations; Japan's Current Relations with Its Asian Neighbors; Future Trends and Possibilities
  • CHAPTER NINE- Russia's Near Abroad The Current Situation; Current Russian-European Relations; Current Sino-Russian Relations; Current Russian-Iranian Relations; Current Russian-Japanese Relations; Future Trends and Possibilities; CHAPTER TEN- Conclusions; Major Future Domestic and Near-Abroad Challenges; Common Challenges; Implications; Investment Implications for the U.S. Navy; Final Thoughts; APPENDIX A- Comparisons; APPENDIX B- China's Coal Future; Bibliography

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