Military strategy of great powers: managing power asymmetry and structural change in the twenty-first century

"This book explores the military strategies of the five system-determining great powers during the twenty-first century. The book's point of departure is that analyses of countries' defence strategies should acknowledge that states come in various shapes and sizes and that their strat...

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Main Authors: Edström, Håkan 1963- (Author), Westberg, Jacob (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2022
Series:Cass military studies
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Summary:"This book explores the military strategies of the five system-determining great powers during the twenty-first century. The book's point of departure is that analyses of countries' defence strategies should acknowledge that states come in various shapes and sizes and that their strategic choices are affected by their perceptions of their position in the international system and by power asymmetries between more and less resourceful states. This creates a diversity in strategies that is often overlooked in theoretically oriented analyses. The book examines how five major powers - the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France and Russia - have adjusted their strategies to improve or maintain their relative position and to manage power asymmetries during the twenty-first century. It also develops and applies an analytical framework for exploring and categorising the strategies pursued by the five major powers which combines elements of structural realism with research on power transition theory and status competition. The concluding chapter addresses questions related to stability and change in the present international system. This book will be of interest to students of strategic studies, foreign policy, and International Relations"--
Physical Description:xiii, 263 Seiten
ISBN:9780367743192
9780367743208

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