NIDS Perspectives 3

War with New and Old Characteristics

Edited by KIKUCHI Shigeo, SUGIURA Yasuyuki
Published August 7, 2025 by the National Institute for Defense Studies
Related Topics: U.S. Military Strategy, China Military Strategy, Taiwan Military Strategy, Russo-Ukraine War, Taiwan Contingency, U.S.-China Confrontation

How has the Russo-Ukrainian War impacted the U.S.-China confrontation, particularly with regard to Taiwan? This book offers a theoretical and empirical analysis of the military doctrines and defense policies of the United States, China, and Taiwan from the perspective of the “war with new and old characteristics.”
War with New and Old Characteristics: Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War and Prospects for the U.S.-China Confrontation is published by Interbooks Co., Ltd.

Table of Contents	Contents
Preface
Introduction		KIKUCHI Shigeo SUGIURA Yasuyuki
Chapter 1	The Lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian War for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army With Focus on the Implications for a Taiwan Contingency	SUGIURA Yasuyuki
Chapter 2	Future Air Battles Envisioned by China What Is the People’s Liberation Army Learning from the Russo-Ukrainian War?	AITA Moriki
Chapter 3	Taiwan’s Military Strategy and Preparations for Defense Operations Strengthening Resilience against a Possible Chinese Invasion	IGARASHI Takayuki
Chapter 4	Modern Warfare and the Nuclear Shadow A Comparative Study of the Nuclear Shield in the Russo-Ukrainian War and a Taiwan Contingency	MAEDA Yuji
Chapter 5	The U.S. Indirect Intervention Model in Ukraine Impacts on Deterrence and Defense across the Taiwan Strait	KIRIDORI Ryo
Chapter 5	Column Biden vs. Trump: Comparing Ukraine Strategies	KIRIDORI Ryo
Chapter 6	U.S. Denial Strategy against China and Operational Concepts in the Western Pacific	KIKUCHI Shigeo
Chapter 6	Column From Rapid Raptor to Agile Combat Employment (ACE): Development of the U.S. Air Force’s Concept of Distributed Operations	KIKUCHI Shigeo
Conclusion		SUGIURA Yasuyuki
Index
Editors and Contributors
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