to deception. Indeed, it suggests that deception is the norm in political life, and the hope, to say nothing of the expectation, of establishing a politics that can dispense with it is the exception." Publications The United States and Asia: Toward a New U.S. Strategy and Force Posture, Project Air Force Report with Zalmay Khalilzad and David T. Orletsky (RAND Corporation, 2001) Deterrence Theory and Chinese Behavior (RAND Corporation, 2000) Patterns in China's Use of Force: Evidence from History and Doctrinal Writings with Mark Burles (RAND Corporation, 2000) The US and a Rising China: Strategies and Military Implications with Zalmay M. Khalilzad, Daniel L. Byman, Roger Cliff, David T. Orletsky, David Shlapak, and Ashley J. Tellis (RAND Corporation, 1999) Leo Strauss and the World of Intelligence (By Which We Do Not Mean Nous), with Gary J. Schmitt in Leo Strauss, the Straussians, and the American Regime edited by Kenneth L. Deutsch and John Albert Murley (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999) The "Virtual Corporation" and Army Organization, with Francis Fukuyama (RAND Corporation, 1997) Preparing the U.S. Air Force for Military Operations Other Than War, with Vick Alan and John Stillion (RAND Corporation, 1997) Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, with Gary J. Schmitt (1991) References External links Profile: Abram Shulsky History Commons Abram Shulsky Right Web Profile The Neocon Philosophy of Intelligence by Tom Barry of Foreign Policy in Focus 1942 births American political scientists Cornell University alumni Hudson Institute Living people University of Chicago alumni