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'This book is a much-needed contribution to the discussion of the growing importance of civilian industry to national defense. The case studies it contains will be of interest to scholars and policymakers alike.' Thomas G. Mahnken, Senior Research Professor, Johns Hopkins SAIS; President and CEO, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments 'This book presents an essential roadmap on how strategically significant militaries harness the technological potential of the 4IR through varying military-civil fusion strategies. Bitzinger and Evron offer new insights and advice on enablers and challenges to defense and military innovation in the twenty-first century.' Michael Raska, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Military Transformations Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 'Drawing on extensive research, the authors offer critical and nuanced insights on why and how states approach and deploy 4IR technologies in search of cutting-edge military capabilities through military-civil fusion (MCF). The book provides a comprehensive analysis of a critical development that not only will challenge the trajectory of warfare and influence key concepts such as deterrence and arms competitions. The unequal abilities of various militaries to exploit the technological potential will influence the distribution of power in the international system, with consequences for who gains and who loses.' Katarzyna Zysk, Professor of International Relations and Contemporary History, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) 'Two long-time observers of the changing global landscape for military technologies, Evron and Bitzinger have written an important and timely book on military-civil fusion. It has a clarifying conceptual chapter, and two on the US and China, respectively. Better, and of interest to policymakers and scholars across the globe, it applies ideas about military-civil fusion to two other critical cases - Israel and India. This is a must-read for scholars of military innovation and the shifting balance of military capabilities across the globe.' Peter Dombrowski, William B. Ruger Chair of National Security Economics, Naval War College

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Yoram Evron is Associate Professor of Political Science and Chinese studies at the University of Haifa, Israel. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Strategic Studies, Pacific Review, and China Quarterly. He is the author of China's Military Procurement in the Reform Era (2016). Richard A. Bitzinger is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. His articles have appeared in International Security, Orbis, and Survival. He is the author of Arming Asia: Technonationalism and Its Impact on Local Defence Industries (2016) and the editor of Defence Industries in the 21st Century (2021).

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