Full Description
Written for foreign policy practitioners, scholars, and students, this book offers critical insights into the modern landscape of international politics and warfare and explains how the United States can sustain its strategic advantages in the 21st century and beyond.
From the level of grand strategy to more intricate security issues, this book explores how the United States can sustain its strategic military and political advantages around the world. Developing and implementing effective national policies; fostering strong diplomatic and geopolitical ties with allies in Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East; and managing an effective defense enterprise are key, according to the authors, to competing on a shifting international security landscape. Advancing the literature on grand strategy and outlining emerging critical issues in security, this book offers an overarching framework for strategy; an analysis of crucial security-related topics, such as cyber warfare; and informed opinions on components of competitive success, such as irregular warfare and partner building. Written by well-respected scholars, security professionals, and foreign policy practitioners, this book goes beyond focusing on hard power to consider how the U.S. can leverage its education institutions and a worldwide network of allies and partners to sustain its strategic advantage now and in the future.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Understanding the International Environment
1. Competitive Strategy in a Changing International Landscape, Christopher J. Bolan and Joel R. Hillison
2. Strategic Leadership for the Twenty-First Century, Craig Morrow
3. Does Winning Matter?, John A. Nagl and Thomas P. Newman
4. Responding to China's Economic Statecraft: Maintaining America's Edge in Relationships, Global Governance, and Innovation, James A. Frick
5. Reconceptualizing Small State Alignment in a Multipolar World, John A. Mowchan
6. Energy Security: Competition and Cooperation, Brett D. Weigle
Part II: Competing and Winning with Allies and Partners
7. Fighting with Allies: A World War II Case Study, Kevin J. Weddle and Joel R. Hillison
8. Competing with Allies: Benefits and Burdens of NATO and European Union Relations, Joel R. Hillison and Maryann F. Foster
9. Expanding Partnerships and Alliances in the Indo-Pacific, Jerad I. Harper
10. Lessons from Our Adversaries and Partners on the Maritime Silk Road, Heather Levy
11. Advancing the U.S.-Vietnam Security Partnership from Obstacles to Opportunities, Thomas J. Bouchillon
12. Competing in the Middle East, Christopher J. Bolan
13. Irregular Warfare and U.S. Landpower, Kevin D. Stringer
14. Rethinking Security Cooperation in a Competitive World, Jerad I. Harper
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
