By Robert Haddick
In Fire on the Water, Robert Haddick contends that much of the general public and many U.S. policy experts are unaware of the threat that China's military modernization poses to America's national interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
Available from the Naval Institute Press, www.nip.org.
By Robert Haddick
In Fire on the Water, Robert Haddick contends that much of the general public and many U.S. policy experts are unaware of the threat that China's military modernization poses to America's national interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
Available from the Naval Institute Press, www.nip.org.
Original Title
BOOK NEWS: Fire on the Water: China, America, and the Future of the Pacific
By Robert Haddick
In Fire on the Water, Robert Haddick contends that much of the general public and many U.S. policy experts are unaware of the threat that China's military modernization poses to America's national interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
Available from the Naval Institute Press, www.nip.org.
By Robert Haddick
In Fire on the Water, Robert Haddick contends that much of the general public and many U.S. policy experts are unaware of the threat that China's military modernization poses to America's national interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
Available from the Naval Institute Press, www.nip.org.
Robert Haddicks very timely Fire on the Water explains in clear terms whats at stake for the United States and why current policies intended to counter the rise of China in the western Pacific are only increasing the dangers posed by China in the western Pacific. He provides a lucid analysis of the challenges ahead and proposes a bold yet sensible strategy that will keep the peace and protect Americas interests in Asia. LT. GEN. DAVID DEPTULA, USAF (RET.), chief planner of the 1991 Gulf War air campaign
In Fire on the Water, Robert Haddick writes compellingly about the growth of Chinas blue-water navy and proposes real and achievable solutions to counter the threat. It is must-reading for every informed citizen. JOHN F. LEHMAN JR., Secretary of the Navy, 198187
Fire on the Water is the right book at the right time. Haddick offers his own unique strategy for how the United States can best position itself for success in the western Pacific. Perhaps most refreshing is his discussion of competitive strategies and how the United States should seek to maximize its natural military, economic, and diplomatic advantages to shape Chinese decision making. CONGRESSMAN J. RANDY FORBES, U.S. House of Representatives, 4th District of Virginia
The security of the United States is inextricably woven into the security of the Indo-Pacific region. Cooperation and healthy competition will help deter nations from confrontation. Haddick's book proposes interesting approaches for our nation as we address those challenges. ADM. TIMOTHY J. KEATING, USN (RET.), Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, 20079
Fire on the Water is a powerful and needed corrective to our current habit of responding to global challenges with gauzy aspirations and comforting rhetoric. Haddick dissects the diplomatic, technological, economic, and military challenges facing our nation and proposes a rigorously analyzed strategy that persuasively argues for action now if we are to maintain peace and stability in the western Pacific at an affordable cost. LT. GEN. WALLACE CHIP GREGSON, USMC (RET.), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, 200911
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n Fire on the Water, Robert Haddick contends that much of the general public and many U.S. policy experts are unaware of the threat that Chinas military modernization poses to Americas national interests in the Asia-Pacific region. He maintains that within a decade China will have the military power to place U.S. influence throughout East Asia at risk. To avoid a future crisis, the United States needs to fashion a new and more competitive strategy, one that better matches the strengths of the United States and its allies against Chinas vulnerabilities. The U.S. forward military presence in East Asia is essential to protecting Americas standard of living, its strategic interests, and the regions stability. This will be an increasingly difficult burden for the United States to sustain. However, U.S. forward presence will be less costly and less risky than encouraging Chinas neighbors to counter Chinas rising power by themselves, which would likely result in an unstable arms race and a conflict that would damage Americas interests. Chinas military strategy, centered on its rapidly expanding aerospace, naval, and land-based missile forces, is exploiting emerging vulnerabilities in Americas forces in the region. Plagued by institutional barriers, the United States has been slow to adapt to Chinas rapid military modernization. Current U.S. responses are impractical because they expend defense resources against Chinas strengths rather than its weaknesses. Fire on the Water proposes far-reaching changes to U.S. diplomacy, military programs, and strategies to counter Chinas well-designed military modernization plan. The proposed competitive strategy will strengthen deterrence and bolster the credibility of U.S. alliances in the region. Throughout history the rapid arrival of a new great power has usually resulted in conflict. The United States, China, and Asia can avoid that fate if the United States adopts a more competitive strategy to influence Chinas choices and thus maintain the regions stability and prosperity.
ROBERT HADDICK is a military analyst with three decades of experience researching security trends in Asia. He is currently based in Washington, D.C., as a research contractor for U.S. Special Operations Command. A former U.S. Marine Corps officer with service in East Asia and Africa, he has also been a columnist for Foreign Policy Magazine, the managing editor of Small Wars Journal, and a consultant to U.S. Central Command, the U.S. State Department, and the National Intelligence Council.
FIRE ON THE WATER: CHINA, AMERICA, AND THE FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC by Robert Haddick Publication date: 15 September 2014 288 pp., 15 photos, 4 maps. | Price: $37.95 / 22.39 ISBN: 978-1-61251-795-7 History China eBook edition also available.
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