Why and how America squo;s defense strategy must change in light of Chinausquo;s power and ambition
Elbridge A. Colby was the lead architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the most significant revision of U.S. defense strategy in a generation. Here he lays out how America squo;s defense must change to address Chinamsquo;s growing power and ambition. Based firmly in the realist tradition but deeply engaged in current policy, this book offers a clear framework for what Americaisquo;s goals in confronting China must be, how its military strategy must change, and how it must prioritize these goals over its lesser interests. The most informed and in?depth reappraisal of AmericaFsquo;s defense strategy in decades, this book outlines a rigorous but practical approach, showing how the United States can prepare to win a war with China that we cannot afford to loseodash;precisely in order to deter that war from happening.
