Recognizing and Adapting to Unrestricted Warfare Practices by China

Abstract

In 1999, two Chinese Colonels published a concept paper which advocated that China adopt an Unrestricted Warfare (URW) strategy to respond to U.S. power and military superiority. Over the last 10 years, the Chinese government seems to have implemented elements of this strategy to erode U.S. world power and influence. Due to its cultural, doctrinal, and legal biases and constraints, the United States has experienced difficulty in recognizing and responding effectively to URW practices. If the U.S. hopes to deter, prevent, and/or respond to all forms of current and future URW threats, it must make policy and organizational changes within its government and the military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 15, 2012
Accession Number
AD1018119

Entities

People

  • Bryan K. Luke

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Computer Networks
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Societies
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).