Across type, time and space American grand strategy in comparative perspective Peter Dombrowski, Simon Reich

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dombrowski, Peter J., 1963- author.

Reich, Simon, 1959- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategy.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press 2021

Summary:

The field of grand strategy is exceptionally American-centric theoretically, methodologically and empirically. Indeed, many scholars treat the United States as a unique case, and thus incomparable. This Element addresses the shortcomings of this approach by developing a novel framework for the purpose of systematic comparison, both within and among different countries. Using the United States as a benchmark, three dimensions are considered in which grand strategy can be compared: first, attributes of the major types commonly discussed in the literature; second, similarities and differences in the implementation of grand strategies over time, using US strategic relations with contemporary Russia as an example; and finally, across space, properties of the grand strategies that are interactively employed by other major powers in relation to the United States in the Indo-Pacific. The Element can be used by scholars and students alike to expand analysis beyond the confines that currently dominate the field

Contents:

Grand strategy: Comparing across time, type and space

Contrasting assumptions and a comparative framework

Types of grand strategy

Comparing administrations over time: Continuity and change

Grand strategies in the Indo-Pacific

A brief conclusion

Notes:

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2021)

ISBN:

9781108973274

1108973272

OCLC:

1253774701

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license