Global Issues

Table of Contents

Chapter 2. Global Change and Strategic Priorities

The Unipolar Moment

Military Reassessment

Relative Diplomatic Clout

Comparative Economic Strength

Demographic Change

Great Powers and Emerging Powers

US Paramountcy

Oil

Regional Organisations

China’s Diplomacy

The Changing US Stance

New Strategic Priorities

Chapter 3. Restoring Utility to Armed Force in the 21st Century

The Nature of Armed Conflict in the 21st Century

The advent of new enemies

Thinking about the worst threat

Wars of protest and vengeance

The Qualities That Armed Forces Will Need

The training and development of effective forces for the 21st century

Size, strain and a long-term burden

Operational methods

Chapter 4. The Rise of China: History as Policy

The Lessons of History: Imperial China’s Continental Focus

The Lessons of History: How Other Empires Rose and Fell

The Lessons of History: Preserving the Empire in the Modern Era

Chapter 5. Whither the United States and Unipolarity?

The Neoconservative Thesis

Looking Ahead