Stretching and Exploiting Thresholds for High-Order War How Russia, China, and Iran Are Eroding American Influence Using Time-Tested Measures Short of War

• Main Author: Connable, Ben (auth)
• Other Authors: Campbell, Jason H. (auth), Madden, Dan (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2016
• Subjects: Military history; Defence strategy, planning & research; International relations; History; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Since 9/11, Russia, China, and Iran have successfully exploited or stretched U.S. thresholds for high-order war in order to further their strategic ends and, in the process, undermine U.S. interests. Each of these countries has made expert use of some combination of measures short of war to enact it...