The Power to Coerce : Countering Adversaries Without Going to War /

"Mounting costs, risks, and public misgivings of waging war are raising the importance of U.S. power to coerce (P2C). The best P2C options are financial sanctions, support for political opposition to hostile regimes, and offensive cyber operations"--Publisher's description.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Gompert, David C. (Author), Binnendijk, Hans (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monic, Calif. : RAND, [2016]
Series:	Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1000-A.
Subjects:	United States > Military policy > 21st century. Power (Social sciences) > United States. Economic sanctions. Arms transfers. Technology transfer. Export controls. Power resources. Terrorism > Prevention. Cyberspace operations (Military science) United States > Foreign relations > 21st century. Diplomatic relations. Military policy. Power (Social sciences) United States. 2000-2099 EBooks (www) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Preface
Figure and Tables
Summary
The Power to Coerce: Countering Adversaries Without Going to War: Declining Utility of Military Force and Increasing Importance of Nonmilitary Power
The Power to Coerce
Forms and Uses of American Coercive Power
Economic Sanctions
Arms and Technology Embargoes
Exploitation of Energy Supplies
Maritime Intercept
Support for Adversaries' Opponents
Offensive Cyber Operations
Assessment of Options
Communications
Findings and Recommendations
Abbreviations
References.