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Grand Strategy in 10 Words

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In a world that has returned to great power rivalry, understanding the grand strategy of these powers is crucial. This book introduces ten key terms for analysing grand strategy and shows how the w...
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In a world that has returned to great power rivalry, understanding the grand strategy of these powers is crucial. This book introduces ten key terms for analysing grand strategy and shows how the world’s great powers – the United States, China, Russia and the European Union (EU) – shape their strategic decisions today.

Outlining the steps needed for a less confrontational grand strategy and a more peaceful and stable world order, this lively and accessible introduction shows how the choices made in each of these ten areas will determine the course of world politics in the first half of the 21st century.

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Price: $32.95
Pages: 262
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Publication Date: 14 July 2021
ISBN: 9781529217513
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, Warfare and defence, Geopolitics
Sven Biscop is Director of the Europe in the World Programme at the Egmont–Royal Institute for International Relations in Brussels and Professor at Ghent University. He is an Honorary Fellow of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), and an Officer in the Order of the Crown of the Kingdom of Belgium.

Introduction: No Peace from Corona – Why Grand Strategy and Great Powers Remain Important

1. Simple: But Not Easy

2. Competitive: The Other Players Have a Strategy Too

3. Rational: Reason Trumps Ideology, Religion, and Emotion

4. Allied: One Needs Allies but Cannot Always Choose Them

5. Comprehensive: There Is No Hard, Soft or Smart Power – Just Power

6. Creative: An Art as Well as a Science

7. Agile: Taking Decisions, Acting, and Taking New Decisions

8. Courageous: Dare to Go in, Dare to Get out, Dare to Stay out

9. Dirty: No Great Power Can Keep its Hands Clean

10. Proactive: A Strategy for Action

Conclusion: Power to Engage