What Good Is Grand Strategy?: Power and Purpose in American Statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush

Grand strategy is one of the most widely used and abused concepts in the foreign policy lexicon....
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Author: Hal Brands
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What Good Is Grand Strategy?: Power and Purpose in American Statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush by Brands, Hal

What Good Is Grand Strategy?: Power and Purpose in American Statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush

€29,22

What Good Is Grand Strategy?: Power and Purpose in American Statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush

€29,22
Author: Hal Brands
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Grand strategy is one of the most widely used and abused concepts in the foreign policy lexicon. In this important book, Hal Brands explains why grand strategy is a concept that is so alluring--and so elusive--to those who make American statecraft. He explores what grand strategy is, why it is so essential, and why it is so hard to get right amid the turbulence of global affairs and the chaos of domestic politics. At a time when "grand strategy" is very much in vogue, Brands critically appraises just how feasible that endeavor really is.Brands takes a historical approach to this subject, examining how four presidential administrations, from that of Harry S. Truman to that of George W. Bush, sought to "do" grand strategy at key inflection points in the history of modern U.S. foreign policy. As examples ranging from the early Cold War to the Reagan years to the War on Terror demonstrate, grand strategy can be an immensely rewarding undertaking--but also one that is full of potential pitfalls on the long road between conception and implementation. Brands concludes by offering valuable suggestions for how American leaders might approach the challenges of grand strategy in the years to come.



Author: Hal Brands
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 12/19/2014
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780801456732
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author

Hal Brands is Assistant Professor of Public Policy and History at Duke University. He is author of Latin America's Cold War and From Berlin to Baghdad: America's Search for Purpose in the Post-Cold War World.


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