04681cam a22006018i 4500999001900000001000900019003000800028005001700036006001900053007000300072008004100075010001700116020003000133020002700163020002500190040002300215041000800238042000800246043003900254050002500293082001700318100003600335245010000371246005900471264005100530300004900581336002600630337002800656338002700684504005100711505023600762520213300998650002003131650003103151650004503182650002003227650002903247651005803276651004403334651004503378651005903423651004403482651004503526651002903571651003703600651007003637651006003707651005803767651007003825906004503895942001203940952012703952  c116731d11673122065789BJBSDDR20230411090812.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta210604s2021    nyu      b    001 0deng    a  2021025176  a9781324006206 (hardcover)  a132400620X (hardcover)  z9781324006213 (epub)  aDLCbengerdacDLC  aeng  apcc  ae-ru---aa-cc---aa-ir---an-us---14a002 E 895bJ79t 202100a327.730470861 aJones, Seth G., d1972- 92790710aThree dangerous men :bRussia, China, Iran, and the rise of irregular warfare /cSeth G. Jones.30aRussia, China, Iran, and the rise of irregular warfare 1aNew York, NY :bW. W. Norton & Company,c2021.  a276 pages : billustrations, maps ; c24 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe 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.  a"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"--cProvided by publisher. 0aHybrid warfare. 4aGuerras híbridas 927911 0aCyberspace operations (Military science) 0aDisinformation. 4aDesinformación 919253 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszRussia (Federation) 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszIran. 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszChina. 0aRussia (Federation)xForeign relationszUnited States. 0aIranxForeign relationszUnited States. 0aChinaxForeign relationszUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxDefenses. 4aEstados Unidos xDefensas926834 4aEstados UnidosxRelaciones exteriores97462zRusia (Federación) 4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exteriores 914012zIrán. 4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exteriores 92987zChina. 4aRusia (Federación)xRelaciones exteriores97463zEstados Unidos  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2lcccBK  00102lcc40708RRaBJBbBJBcRRd2022-08-22l0o002 E 895 J79t 2021p00000163560r2022-08-22 00:00:00t1w2022-08-22yBK