AMERICA PREPARED FOR THE WRONG CONFLICT How Three Decades of Counterinsurgency Strategy Left the United States Vulnerable to Chinese Military Ambitions in the Indo-Pacific

The United States of America is, by virtually every conventional measure, the most powerful military force in human history.
What is in dispute - what this book argues with evidence, rigor, and urgency - is whether the United States has been optimizing the right capabilities for the right conflict . The answer, this analysis concludes, is that it has not.
This book examines that strategic divergence - it's origins, it's mechanics, it's current implication, and the narrow window that remains for effective American response. It is not a work of pessimism. The author believes the window remains open. But it is a work of urgency because that window will not remain open indefinitely.
The central geographic and strategic focal point of this competition is Taiwan. The central temporal focal point is the period around 2027. Both are examined here with the seriousness they deserve.