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

To help the U.S. Navy understand how near-, mid-, and far-term trends in the United States, China, and Iran might influence its investments, RAND examined emerging domestic and regional nonmilitary trends in each of the three countries.--Publisher description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gordon, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND Corp. 2008, ©2008©2008
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202)
  • 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