Format:
1 online resource (121 pages)
ISBN:
9780833040916
Content:
Highlights the key factors in South Asia imperiling US interests, and suggests how and where the US military might play an expanded, influential role. This book suggests steps the military might take to better advance and defend US interests in the area.
Content:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- CHAPTER ONE- Introduction -- U.S. Interests and Objectives -- Democracy and Economic Freedom in the Muslim World -- A Stable and Democratic Afghanistan -- Reduction of Tensions Between India and Pakistan -- Specific Objectives for Regional Stability -- Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Counterterrorism Policy Toward South Asia -- Key Questions Motivating the Project's Research -- Research Approach -- Organization of This Monograph -- CHAPTER TWO- U.S. Security Cooperation in South Asia -- U.S. Foreign Direct Investment and Assistance Programsin South Asia -- U.S. Foreign Direct Investment -- Economic Assistance Loans and Grants -- Trade -- Military Assistance -- Historical Involvement in the Region -- U.S. Military Security Cooperation Today -- CHAPTER THREE- Regional Sources of Conflict -- Ongoing Violence -- Kashmir -- Bangladesh -- Water -- Civil Wars and Insurgencies -- Tribal and Clan Influences -- Regional Military Balance -- Conventional Forces -- Conventional Force Capabilities and Trends -- Doctrinal Shifts-Limited War and Cold Start -- Chemical and Biological Warfare Capabilities -- Nuclear Forces -- Nuclear Proliferation -- Latent Conflict Potential Between India and China -- CHAPTER FOUR- Extraregional Sources of Trouble -- Disagreement on Energy Distribution and PipelineRoutes -- Terrorists and International Organized Crime -- War Diffusion and Political Instability -- Unwelcome Cooperation Among States -- CHAPTER FIVE- Illustrative Pathways to Conflict -- New Regime in Islamabad -- Consequences of a New Regime in Islamabad -- Implications for the United States -- Pakistan-Based Illegal Armed Bands Operate in Xinjiang -- Consequences of Pakistan-Based Illegal Armed Bands in Xinjiang -- Implications for the United States.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780833038128
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780833038128
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=300534
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