How to Train a Dragon: How the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Modernizes to Fight and Win Wars

Abstract

In November 2011, when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton published Americas Pacific Century in Foreign Policy magazine, the Obama Administration was unmistakably acknowledging a transformation in US foreign policy. This article described the beginnings of a United States pivot away from Europe, and to a lesser degree the Middle East, toward the Asia-Pacific region. The 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance codifies that shift in US foreign policy and renewed interest in US Asia-Pacific strategy, to include the capabilities of the regional power, China.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1015752

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Smith

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Education
  • Flight Training
  • Geography
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Organizational Structure
  • Students
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies