Hakan Edstrom, Jacob Westberg

Military Strategy in an Era of Unipolar Demise

Exploring Strategic Diversity among Nations

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a systematic comparison of the military strategies pursued by (5) great powers, (8) major-middle powers and (8) middle powers during the early 21st century. This book will be of interest to students of military and strategic studies, defence studies, foreign policy and International Relations in general.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032889726
• ISBN-10: 1032889721
• Artikelnr.: 71186498

Autorenporträt

Håkan Edström is professor in Military Strategy at the Norwegian Air Force Academy in Trondheim, as well as associate professor in Security Politics at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm. Jacob Westberg is associate professor in War Studies and senior lecturer in Security Policy and Strategy at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introducing the Scope of the Book
Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
Chapter 2: Exploring Strategic Diversity
Chapter 3: Defining and Selecting Great Powers and Middle Powers
Chapter 4: Regional Dynamics and Unit-Level Characteristics
Chapter 5: The Constitutive Elements of Defence Strategy
Part II: Empirical Exploration
Chapter 6: The International Order and the International System
Chapter 7: The Ends
Chapter 8: The Alignment Strategies
Chapter 9: The Means
Chapter 10: The Ways
Part III: Conclusions
Chapter 11: Conclusions: Exploring Strategic Diversity in an Era of
Unipolar Demise
Appendix 1: Military Expenditures in Constant (2022) USD billion
Index