Politics and strategy : partisan ambition and American statecraft / Peter Trubowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trubowitz, Peter.

Series:

Princeton studies in international history and politics.

Princeton studies in international history and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning--United States.

Strategic planning.

Geopolitics--United States.

Geopolitics.

Politics, Practical--United States.

Politics, Practical.

Security, International.

Political leadership--United States.

Political leadership.

United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why do some national leaders pursue ambitious grand strategies and adventuresome foreign policies while others do not? When do leaders boldly confront foreign threats and when are they less assertive? Politics and Strategy shows that grand strategies are Janus-faced: their formulation has as much to do with a leader's ability to govern at home as it does with maintaining the nation's security abroad. Drawing on the American political experience, Peter Trubowitz reveals how variations in domestic party politics and international power have led presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama to pursue strategies that differ widely in international ambition and cost. He considers why some presidents overreach in foreign affairs while others fail to do enough. Trubowitz pushes the understanding of grand strategy beyond traditional approaches that stress only international forces or domestic interests. He provides insights into how past leaders responded to cross-pressures between geopolitics and party politics, and how similar issues continue to bedevil American statecraft today. He suggests that the trade-offs shaping American leaders' foreign policy choices are not unique--analogous trade-offs confront Chinese and Russian leaders as well. Combining innovative theory and historical analysis, Politics and Strategy answers classic questions of statecraft and offers new ideas for thinking about grand strategies and the leaders who make them.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

CHAPTER ONE. Introduction STATESMEN, PARTISANS, AND GEOPOLITICS

CHAPTER TWO. Grand Strategy's Microfoundations

CHAPTER THREE. Why States Appease Their Foes

CHAPTER FOUR. When States Expand

CHAPTER FIVE. Why States Underreach

CHAPTER SIX. Conclusion STATECRAFT'S TWIN ENGINES

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613101518

9781283101516

1283101513

9781400838806

1400838800

OCLC:

732957607