The Emergence of Peer Competitors
A Framework for Analysis
The potential emergence of a peer competitor is probably the most important long-term planning challenge for the Department of Defense. This report addresses the issue by developing a conceptual framework of how a proto-peer (meaning a state that is not yet a peer but has the potential to become one) might interact with the hegemon (the dominant global power). The central aspect of the framework is an interaction between the main strategies for power aggregation available to the proto-peer and the main strategies for countering the rise of a peer available to the hegemon. Then, using exploratory modeling techniques, the pathways of the various proto-peer and hegemon interactions are modeled to identify the specific patterns and combinations of actions that might lead to rivalries. The dominant power has an array of options available to limit the growth of its rivals or to change their ultimate intentions. Too confrontational a strategy, however, risks making a potential neutral power into a foe, while too conciliatory a stance may speed the growth of a competitor. Exploratory modeling suggests which attributes of the countries are most important and the sensitivity of the dominant power to perception errors.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 182
- List Price: $24.00
- Price: $19.20
- ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-3056-6
- Document Number: MR-1346-A
- Year: 2001
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments PDF
Chapter One
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two
The Rise of a Peer PDF
Chapter Three
The Role of the Hegemon PDF
Chapter Four
Modeling the Peer-Hegemon Relationship PDF
Chapter Five
Conclusion PDF
Appendix A
Decision Rules PDF
Appendix B
Code for the Prototype Hegemon-Peer Model PDF
Appendix C
The Democratic Peace Idea PDF
Bibliography PDF
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