This book explores fundamental questions about grand strategy, as it has evolved across generations and countries. It provides an overview of the ancient era of

“The best education in grand strategy available in a single volume . . . a book that should be read by every American leader or would-be leader.”—The Wall

A clearly articulated, well-defined, and relatively stable grand strategy is supposed to allow the ship of state to steer a steady course through the roiling se

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This book argues that while the US president makes foreign policy decisions based largely on political pressures, it is concentrated interests that shape the in