Includes index.
The fallacy of unresisted aggrandizement
Premature assertiveness
"Great-state autism" defined
Historical residues in Chinese conduct
The coming geo-economic resistance to the rise of China
China's aggrandizement and global reactions
The inevitable analogy
Could China adopt a successful grand strategy?
The strategic un-wisdom of the ancients
Strategic competence: the historical record
The inevitability of mounting resistance
Why current policies will persist
Who will resist? Australia: weaving a coalition
Japan: disengaging from disengagement
Defiant Vietnam: the newest American ally?
South Korea: a model Tianxia subordinate?
Mongolia: northern outpost of the coalition?
Indonesia: from ostracism to coalition?
The Philippines: how to make enemies
Norway: Norway? Norway!
The three China policies of the United States
Conclusions, assumptions, findings, predictions, envoi.
The Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy by Edward Luttwak. ISBN 9780674066427. Published by Belknap in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.