Strategic Studies Quarterly, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL / Published November 21, 2019
Are current US alliances likely to precipitate or prevent a great power conflict—particularly with China or Russia?
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Are China and Russia leveraging ambiguity and US risk aversion to make the prospect of limited nuclear war more likely?
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What gaps exist in the analytical debate on the proper US military strategy to deter China, and can these gaps be filled?
How will twenty-first-century information technologies shape the way China develops and uses IT before, during, and after a potential great power conflict.?
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