Book/Printed Material Gaining competitive advantage in the gray zone : response options for coercive aggression below the threshold of major war

Title

• Gaining competitive advantage in the gray zone : response options for coercive aggression below the threshold of major war

Summary

• The United States is entering a period of intensifying strategic competition with several rivals, most notably Russia and China. U.S. officials expect this competition to be played out primarily below the threshold of armed conflict, in what is sometimes termed the gray zone between peace and war. In this report, the authors examine how the United States might respond to Russian and Chinese efforts to seek strategic advantage through coercive actions in the gray zone, including military, diplomatic, informational, and economic tactics. The United States is ill prepared and poorly organized to compete in this space, yet the authors' findings suggest that the United States can begin to treat the ongoing gray zone competition as an opportunity more than a risk. Moreover, leaders in Europe and Asia view Russian and Chinese gray zone aggression as a meaningful threat and are receptive to U.S. assistance in mitigating it. In this report, the authors use insights from their extensive field research in affected countries, as well as general research into the literature on the gray zone phenomenon, to sketch out the elements of a strategic response to the gray zone challenge and develop a menu of response options for U.S. officials to consider.

Names

• Morris, Lyle J., author
• Rand Corporation, issuing body

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2019]
• ©2019

Contents

• The Gray Zone Challenge -- The Character of the Gray Zone Challenge from China and Russia -- Findings from Field Research on Gray Zone Challenges in Europe -- Findings from Field Research on Gray Zone Challenges in Asia -- Responding to the Gray Zone Challenge : A Strategic Concept -- A Menu of Options for Responding to Gray Zone Threats.

Headings

• -  United States--Military policy
• -  Russia (Federation)--Military policy
• -  China--Military policy
• -  National security--United States
• -  Hybrid warfare
• -  Irregular warfare
• -  Information warfare
• -  Guerre hybride
• -  Guerre irrégulière
• -  Guerre de l'information
• -  National security
• -  Military policy
• -  China
• -  Russia (Federation)
• -  United States

Notes

• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-212).
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xxiii, 212 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• UA23

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024738984

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024738984

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024738984

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