The Chessboard and the Web : Strategies of Connection in a Networked World / Anne-Marie Slaughter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slaughter, Anne-Marie, Author.

Series:

The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Research.

International relations.

Negotiation.

System analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

From a renowned foreign-policy expert, a new paradigm for strategy in the twenty-first century In 1961, Thomas Schelling's The Strategy of Conflict used game theory to radically reenvision the U.S.-Soviet relationship and establish the basis of international relations for the rest of the Cold War. Now, Anne-Marie Slaughter-one of Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers from 2009 to 2012, and the first woman to serve as director of the State Department Office of Policy Planning-applies network theory to develop a new set of strategies for the post-Cold War world. While chessboard-style competitive relationships still exist-U.S.-Iranian relations, for example-many other situations demand that we look not at individual entities but at their links to one another. We must learn to understand, shape, and build on those connections. Concise and accessible, based on real-world situations, on a lucid understanding of network science, and on a clear taxonomy of strategies, this will be a go-to resource for anyone looking for a new way to think about strategy in politics or business.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

PART I. The World of the Web

ONE. Of Great Powers and Globalization

TWO. Networks Everywhere

THREE. Seeing in Stereo

PART II. Strategies of Connection

FOUR. Resilience Networks

FIVE. Task Networks

SIX. Scale Networks

PART III. Power, Leadership, and Grand Strategy

SEVEN. Network Power

EIGHT. A Different Way to Lead

NINE. A Grand Strategy

Conclusion: The Rise of Webcraft

Notes

Acknowledgments

Illustration Credits

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-22816-3

OCLC:

974040338