The Art of War in an Age of Peace: U. S. Grand Strategy and Resolute Restraint

The Art of War in an Age of Peace: U. S. Grand Strategy and Resolute Restraint
ISBN-10
0300256779
ISBN-13
9780300256772
Category
International relations
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2021-05-25
Publisher
Yale University Press
Author
Michael O'Hanlon

Description

An informed modern plan for post-2020 American foreign policy that avoids the opposing dangers of retrenchment and overextension Russia and China are both believed to have "grand strategies"--detailed sets of national security goals backed by means, and plans, to pursue them. In the United States, policy makers have tried to articulate similar concepts but have failed to reach a widespread consensus since the Cold War ended. While the United States has been the world's prominent superpower for over a generation, much American thinking has oscillated between the extremes of isolationist agendas versus interventionist and overly assertive ones. Drawing on historical precedents and weighing issues such as Russia's resurgence, China's great rise, North Korea's nuclear machinations, and Middle East turmoil, Michael O'Hanlon presents a well-researched, ethically sound, and politically viable vision for American national security policy. He also proposes complementing the Pentagon's set of "4+1" pre-existing threats with a new "4+1" biological, nuclear, digital, climatic, and internal dangers.

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