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O'Hanlon Michael E. |
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The art of war in an age of peace : U.S. grand strategy and resolute restraint / / Michael O'Hanlon |
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New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) : 3 b-w illus |
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Disciplina |
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Security sector - United States |
National security - United States |
International relations |
United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-263) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Maps -- ONE. An Age of Fragile Peace and an Unsure America -- TWO. A Grand Strategy of Resolute Restraint -- THREE. Europe and Russia -- FOUR. The Pacific and China -- FIVE. Korea -- SIX. The Middle East and Central Command Theater -- SEVEN. The Other 4+1—Biological, Nuclear, Climatic, Digital, and Internal Dangers -- EIGHT. The American Armed Forces -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
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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 a “grand strategy”—a detailed set of goals backed by expansive ambitions. In the United States, policy makers have tried to articulate similar plans 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, 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, |
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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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