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090 $aU413.A66$bB735 2012
100 1 $aBrands, Hal,$d1983-
245 14 $aThe promise and pitfalls of grand strategy /$cHal Brands.
260 $aCarlisle, PA :$bStrategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,$c2012.
300 $avii, 67 p. ;$c23 cm.
500 $a"August 2012."
500 $a"External Research Associates Program monograph."
530 $aAlso available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
520 $aWhat is "grand strategy," and why is it seemingly so important and so difficult? This monograph explores the concept of grand strategy as it has developed over the past several decades. It explains why the concept is so ubiquitous in discussions of present-day foreign policy, examines why American officials often find the formulation of a successful grand strategy to be such an exacting task, and explores the ways in which having a grand strategy can be both useful and problematic. It illustrates these points via an analysis of two key periods in modern American grand strategy -- the Truman years at the outset of the Cold War, and the Nixon-Kissinger years in the late 1960s and 1970s -- and provides several suggestions for how U.S. officials might approach the challenges of grand strategy in the 21st century.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 54-67).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Understanding grand strategy. Why is grand strategy so important? -- Why is grand strategy so difficult? -- Truman and the "golden age" -- The heroic statesman : grand strategy in the Kissinger years -- Implications : grand strategy as a national endeavor. There is no good alternative to grand strategy -- Start with first principles -- Think of grand strategy as a process, not an unalterable blueprint -- Bring planners and operators together -- Embrace the democratic messiness of grand strategy -- Keep expectations realistic.
650 0 $aStrategy$vCase studies.
650 0 $aStrategy$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aStrategic planning$zUnited States$vCase studies.
650 0 $aStrategic planning$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$vCase studies.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$vCase studies.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$y20th century.
710 2 $aArmy War College (U.S.).$bStrategic Studies Institute.
856 41 $uhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1121
852 00 $bleh$hU413.A66$iB737 2012g