The Information Revolution in Military Affairs in Asia : Prospects for Asia

The contributors to this volume seek to explore the multi-dimensional--institutional, cultural, technological, and political--environments of several Asian states to determine the amenability of those host environments for the adoption and adaptation of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). Using a "diffusion diagnostics" model, the book explores how these countries are trying to address, adapt, and leverage new information technologies to improve and strengthen their militaries. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: Military Diffusion and Transformation....Pages 1-21 Australia’s Approach to the Revolution in Military Affairs, 1994–2004....Pages 23-56 All the Way with the RMA?: The Maginot Line in the Mind of Australian Strategic Planners....Pages 57-80 The Japanese Perception of the Information Technology-Revolution in Military Affairs: Toward a Defensive Information-Based Transformation....Pages 81-95 Learning and Catching Up: China’s Revolution in Military Affairs Initiative....Pages 97-123 China’s Revolution in Military Affairs: Rattling Mao’s Army....Pages 125-138 Taiwan and the Revolution in Military Affairs....Pages 139-165 Taiwan: from Integrated Missile Defense to RMA?....Pages 167-184 Singapore and the Revolution in Military Affairs....Pages 185-208 Conclusion: The Diffusion of the Emerging Revolution in Military Affairs in Asia: A Preliminary Assessment....Pages 209-224 Back Matter....Pages 225-237 The contributors to this volume seek to explore the multi-dimensional (institutional, cultural, technological, and political) environments of several Asian states to determine the amenability of those host environments for the adoption/adaptation of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMS). Contributors explore the multi-dimensional environments of several Asian states to determine the amenability of those host environments for the adoption or adaptation of the information revolution in its military context Defense planners in the United States have been captured by the notion of a revolution in military affairs (RMA), leaping ahead to embrace emerging technologies and transform how militaries go about their business. Edited By Emily O. Goldman And Thomas G. Mahnken. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.