Restraint : a new foundation for U.S. grand strategy / Barry R. Posen
- Bib ID:
- 6535811
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Posen, Barry, author
- Description:
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- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2014]
- xvi, 234 pages : map ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0801452589
- 9780801452581
- Series:
- Cornell studies in security affairs.
- Full contents:
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- Introduction: the evolution of post-Cold War US grand strategy
- What is grand strategy?
- The path to liberal hegemony
- The geo-strategic position of the United States
- Causes and consequences
- The perils of liberal hegemony
- Direct costs
- The balance of power
- The allies
- Identity politics and intervention
- Military power and intervention
- Overstated benefits
- Persistent problems
- The case for restraint
- The geo-political interests of the United States
- Nuclear weapons: dilemmas, dangers, opportunities
- The struggle with Al Qaeda and the enduring risk of international terrorism
- Implementing restraint in key regions
- The problems of transition to restraint
- Integrated reforms
- The military strategy of restraint
- Command of the commons
- The insights of maritime strategy
- Force structure
- Global force posture
- Affordable and effective
- Conclusion: a sustained debate
- Critiques of restraint
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Copyright:
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