American Grand Strategy And National Security
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Author |
: A. Trevor Thrall |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 411 |
Release |
: 2018-01-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351620031 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351620037 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis US Grand Strategy in the 21st Century by : A. Trevor Thrall
This book challenges the dominant strategic culture and makes the case for restraint in US grand strategy in the 21st century. Grand strategy, meaning a state’s theory about how it can achieve national security for itself, is elusive. That is particularly true in the United States, where the division of federal power and the lack of direct security threats limit consensus about how to manage danger. This book seeks to spur more vigorous debate on US grand strategy. To do so, the first half of the volume assembles the most recent academic critiques of primacy, the dominant strategic perspective in the United States today. The contributors challenge the notion that US national security requires a massive military, huge defense spending, and frequent military intervention around the world. The second half of the volume makes the positive case for a more restrained foreign policy by excavating the historical roots of restraint in the United States and illustrating how restraint might work in practice in the Middle East and elsewhere. The volume concludes with assessments of the political viability of foreign policy restraint in the United States today. This book will be of much interest to students of US foreign policy, grand strategy, national security, and International Relations in general.
Author |
: Terry L. Deibel |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 11 |
Release |
: 2007-07-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521871914 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521871913 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Foreign Affairs Strategy by : Terry L. Deibel
This book enables readers to think strategically about American foreign policy.
Author |
: Elizabeth Borgwardt |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 513 |
Release |
: 2021 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190695668 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190695668 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rethinking American Grand Strategy by : Elizabeth Borgwardt
What is grand strategy ? What does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal strategic thought--what, in other words, makes it "grand"? In answering these questions, most scholars have focused on diplomacy and warfare, so much so that "grand"? In answering these questions, most scholars have focused on diplomacy and warfare, so much so that "grand strategy" has become almost an equivalent of "military history." The traditional attention paid to military affairs is understandable, but in today's world it leaves out much else that could be considered political, and therefore strategic. Just as contemporary world politics is driven by a wide range of non-military issues, the most thorough considerations of grand strategy must consider the bases of peace and security--including gender, race, the environment, and a wide range of cultural, social, political, and economic issues. Rethinking American Grand Strategy assembles a roster of leading historians to examine America's place in the world. Its innovative chapters re-examine familiar figures, such as John Quincy Adams, George Kennan, and Henry Kissinger, while also revealing the forgotten episodes and hidden voices of American grand strategy. They expand the scope of diplomatic and military history by placing the grand strategies of public health, race, gender, humanitarianism, and the law alongside military and diplomatic affairs to reveal hidden strategists as well as strategies. --
Author |
: Simon Reich |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 253 |
Release |
: 2018-01-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501714641 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501714643 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis The End of Grand Strategy by : Simon Reich
In 'The End of Grand Strategy', Simon Reich and Peter Dombrowski challenge this common view. They eschew prescription in favour of describing and explaining what America's military actually does. They argue that each presidental administration inevitably resorts to each of the six variant of grand strategy that they implement simultaneously as a result of a series of fundamental recent changes - what they term 'calibrated strategies.' Reich and Dombrowski support their controversial argument by examining six major maritime operations, stretching from America's shores to every region of the globe. Each of these operations reflects one major variant of strategy. They conclude that grand strategy, as we know it, is dead.
Author |
: David C. Kang |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 229 |
Release |
: 2017-10-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107167230 |
ISBN-13 |
: 110716723X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Grand Strategy and East Asian Security in the 21st Century by : David C. Kang
David C. Kang tells an often overlooked story about East Asia's 'comprehensive security', arguing that American policy towards Asia should be based on economic and diplomatic initiatives rather than military strength.
Author |
: Mark Mykleby |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2016-06-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250072306 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250072301 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New Grand Strategy by : Mark Mykleby
"Reimagines the American dream and provides a bipartisan plan to recapture the greatness of the past through addressing important economic, social and environmental issues by making sustainability our country's new strategic imperative, "--NoveList.
Author |
: Nikolas K. Gvosdev |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 705 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190680015 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190680016 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security by : Nikolas K. Gvosdev
The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security frames the context, institutions, and processes the U.S. government uses to advance national interests through foreign policy, government institutions, and grand strategy. Contributors examine contemporary national security challenges and the processes and tools used to improve national security.
Author |
: Robert J. Art |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 2013-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780801468445 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0801468442 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Grand Strategy for America by : Robert J. Art
The United States today is the most powerful nation in the world, perhaps even stronger than Rome was during its heyday. It is likely to remain the world's preeminent power for at least several decades to come. What behavior is appropriate for such a powerful state? To answer this question, Robert J. Art concentrates on "grand strategy"-the deployment of military power in both peace and war to support foreign policy goals. He first defines America's contemporary national interests and the specific threats they face, then identifies seven grand strategies that the United States might contemplate, examining each in relation to America's interests. The seven are: •dominion-forcibly trying to remake the world in America's own image; • global collective security-attempting to keep the peace everywhere; •regional collective security-confining peacekeeping efforts to Europe; • cooperative security-seeking to reduce the occurrence of war by limiting other states' offensive capabilities; • isolationism-withdrawing from all military involvement beyond U.S. borders; •containment-holding the line against aggressor states; and •selective engagement-choosing to prevent or to become involved only in those conflicts that pose a threat to the country's long-term interests. Art makes a strong case for selective engagement as the most desirable strategy for contemporary America. It is the one that seeks to forestall dangers, not simply react to them; that is politically viable, at home and abroad; and that protects all U.S. interests, both essential and desirable. Art concludes that "selective engagement is not a strategy for all times, but it is the best grand strategy for these times."
Author |
: Dennis M. Drew |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2002-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0898758874 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780898758870 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Making Strategy by : Dennis M. Drew
National secuirty strategy is a vast subject involving a daunting array of interrelated subelements woven in intricate, sometimes vague, and ever-changing patterns. Its processes are often irregular and confusing and are always based on difficult decisions laden with serious risks. In short, it is a subject understood by few and confusing to most. It is, at the same time, a subject of overwhelming importance to the fate of the United States and civilization itself. Col. Dennis M. Drew and Dr. Donald M. Snow have done a considerable service by drawing together many of the diverse threads of national security strategy into a coherent whole. They consider political and military strategy elements as part of a larger decisionmaking process influenced by economic, technological, cultural, and historical factors. I know of no other recent volume that addresses the entire national security milieu in such a logical manner and yet also manages to address current concerns so thoroughly. It is equally remarkable that they have addressed so many contentious problems in such an evenhanded manner. Although the title suggests that this is an introductory volume - and it is - I am convinced that experienced practitioners in the field of national security strategy would benefit greatly from a close examination of this excellent book. Sidney J. Wise Colonel, United States Air Force Commander, Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education
Author |
: Hal Brands |
Publisher |
: Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages |
: 254 |
Release |
: 2018-01-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780815732792 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0815732791 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump by : Hal Brands
Looking beyond the headlines to address the enduring grand strategic questions facing the United States today. American foreign policy is in a state of upheaval. The rise of Donald Trump and his "America First" platform have created more uncertainty about America's role in the world than at any time in recent decades. From the South China Sea, to the Middle East, to the Baltics and Eastern Europe, the geopolitical challenges to U.S. power and influence seem increasingly severe—and America's responses to those challenges seem increasingly unsure. Questions that once had widely accepted answers are now up for debate. What role should the United States play in the world? Can, and should, America continue to pursue an engaged an assertive strategy in global affairs? In this book, a leading scholar of grand strategy helps to make sense of the headlines and the upheaval by providing sharp yet nuanced assessments of the most critical issues in American grand strategy today. Hal Brands asks, and answers, such questions as: Has America really blundered aimlessly in the world since the end of the Cold War, or has its grand strategy actually been mostly sensible and effective? Is America in terminal decline, or can it maintain its edge in a harsher and more competitive environment? Did the Obama administration pursue a policy of disastrous retrenchment, or did it execute a shrewd grand strategy focused on maximizing U.S. power for the long term? Does Donald Trump's presidency mean that American internationalism is dead? What type of grand strategy might America pursue in the age of Trump and after? What would happen if the United States radically pulled back from the world, as many leading academics—and, at certain moments, the current president—have advocated? How much military power does America need in the current international environment? Grappling with these kinds of issues is essential to understanding the state of America's foreign relations today and what path the country might take in the years ahead. At a time when American grand strategy often seems consumed by crisis, this collection of essays provides an invaluable guide to thinking about both the recent past and the future of America's role in the world.