Encountering the Dominant Player : : U.S. Extended Deterrence Strategy in the Asia-Pacific / / William T. Tow.

Examines the policy of the United States toward the Asian-Pacific countries as one of extended deterrence.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1991]
©1991
Year of Publication:1991
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (540 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables, Figures, and Maps
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Extended Deterrence Strategy and the Dominant Player Posture
  • 2. The Dominant and Transitional Players in the Asia-Pacific: Reconciling Global and Local Deterrence Objectives
  • 3. Aspiring Player I: The Soviet Union
  • 4. Aspiring Player II: The People's Republic of China
  • 5. ASEAN as a “Reluctant Player”
  • 6. The Southwest Pacific: “Strategic Denial” versus “The Pacifist Player” Posture
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index