William D James

British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony

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Produktbeschreibung

Employing several historical case studies between 1940-2003 and marshalling a host of primary sources, William D. James argues that British politicians and officials have thought in grand strategic terms under American hegemony - even if they do not realise or admit to this.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780198896609
• ISBN-10: 0198896603
• Artikelnr.: 69311736

Autorenporträt

Dr William D. James is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Grand Strategy at King's College London and a Senior Associate of the Oxford Changing Character of War Centre. He has previously held fellowships at MIT, Harvard, and the University of Notre Dame. William earned a DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford. Beyond his academic publishing, he writes for outlets such as War on the Rocks and Engelsberg Ideas. William has also contributed evidence to three parliamentary inquiries on British foreign policy. In 2020, he won RUSI's Trench Gascoigne Prize for original writing on defence and security.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Introduction
* 2: In search of the holy grail: the meaning of grand strategy
* 3: 'An underall strategic concept': British grand strategy and the
'second front' decision
* 4: 'The most momentous shift in our foreign policy for a century and
a half': British grand strategy and the 'East of Suez' decision(s)
* 5: Paying 'the blood price': British grand strategy and the decision
to join the US-led war in Iraq
* 6: Conclusion
* Appendices
* Bibliography