04597cam a22006018i 4500 116731 116731 22065789 BJBSDDR 20230411090812.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 210604s2021 nyu b 001 0deng 2021025176 9781324006206 (hardcover) 132400620X (hardcover) 9781324006213 (epub) DLC eng rda DLC eng pcc e-ru--- a-cc--- a-ir--- n-us--- 002 E 895 J79t 2021 327.73047086 Jones, Seth G., 1972- 27907 Three dangerous men : Russia, China, Iran, and the rise of irregular warfare / Seth G. Jones. Russia, China, Iran, and the rise of irregular warfare New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, 2021. 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The Wrong War -- Active Measures -- The Main Enemy -- Russian Chess -- Guardian Of The Revolution -- The "Soleimani Strut" -- The Martyr -- The Art Of War -- Three Warfares -- The Great Wall Of Sand -- Countering The Wolf Warriors. "How three key figures in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran built ruthless irregular warfare campaigns that are eroding American power. In Three Dangerous Men, defense expert Seth Jones argues that the US is woefully unprepared for the future of global competition. While America has focused on building fighter jets, missiles, and conventional warfighting capabilities, its three principal rivals-Russia, Iran, and China-have increasingly adopted irregular warfare: cyber attacks, the use of proxy forces, propaganda, espionage, and disinformation to undermine American power. Jones profiles three pioneers of irregular warfare in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran who adapted American techniques and made huge gains without waging traditional warfare: Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov; the deceased Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani; and vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia. Each has spent his career studying American power and devised techniques to avoid a conventional or nuclear war with the US. Gerasimov helped oversee a resurgence of Russian irregular warfare, which included attempts to undermine the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections and the SolarWinds cyber attack. Soleimani was so effective in expanding Iranian power in the Middle East that Washington targeted him for assassination. Zhang Youxia presents the most alarming challenge because China has more power and potential at its disposal. Drawing on interviews with dozens of US military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials, as well as hundreds of documents translated from Russian, Farsi, and Mandarin, Jones shows how America's rivals have bloodied its reputation and seized territory worldwide. Instead of standing up to autocratic regimes, Jones demonstrates that the United States has largely abandoned the kind of information, special operations, intelligence, and economic and diplomatic action that helped win the Cold War. In a powerful conclusion, Jones details the key steps the United States must take to alter how it thinks about-and engages in-competition before it is too late"-- Provided by publisher. Hybrid warfare. Guerras híbridas 27911 Cyberspace operations (Military science) Disinformation. Desinformación 19253 United States Foreign relations Russia (Federation) United States Foreign relations Iran. United States Foreign relations China. Russia (Federation) Foreign relations United States. Iran Foreign relations United States. China Foreign relations United States. United States Defenses. Estados Unidos Defensas 26834 Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 7462 Rusia (Federación) Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 14012 Irán. Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 2987 China. Rusia (Federación) Relaciones exteriores 7463 Estados Unidos 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2022-08-22 0 002 E 895 J79t 2021 00000163560 2022-08-22 00:00:00 1 2022-08-22 BK