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      Defence Planning and Uncertainty
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      Preparing for the Next Asia-Pacific War

      Defence Planning and Uncertainty

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      Defence Planning and Uncertainty book

      Preparing for the Next Asia-Pacific War
      ByStephan Frühling
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2014
      eBook Published 15 April 2014
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315818764
      Pages 252
      eBook ISBN 9781315818764
      Subjects Area Studies, Politics & International Relations
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      Frühling, S. (2014). Defence Planning and Uncertainty: Preparing for the Next Asia-Pacific War (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315818764

      ABSTRACT

      How can countries decide what kind of military forces they need, if threats are uncertain and history is full of strategic surprises? This is a question that is more pertinent than ever, as countries across the Asia-Pacific are faced with the military and economic rise of China. Uncertainty is inherent in defence planning, but different types of uncertainty mean that countries need to approach decisions about military force structure in different ways. This book examines four different basic frameworks for defence planning, and demonstrates how states can make decisions coherently about the structure and posture of their defence forces despite strategic uncertainty. It draws on case studies from the United States, Australian and New Zealand, each of which developed key concepts for their particular circumstances and risk perception in Asia. Success as well as failure in developing coherent defence planning frameworks holds lessons for the United States and other countries as they consider how best to structure their military forces for the uncertain challenges of the future.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|17 pages

      Introduction: defence planning and the problem of uncertainty

      chapter 2|26 pages

      Defence planning as risk management

      chapter 3|23 pages

      Net assessment- based planning

      chapter 4|23 pages

      Mobilization planning

      chapter 5|22 pages

      Portfolio planning

      chapter 6|25 pages

      Task- based planning

      chapter 7|37 pages

      US defence planning frameworks and the rise of China

      chapter 8|17 pages

      Managing the risk of confl ict in twenty- fi rst-century Asia

      chapter 9|18 pages

      Enduring tensions in defence planning

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