The Art of War in an Age of Peace U.S. Grand Strategy and Resolute Restraint

<b>An informed modern plan for post-2020 American foreign policy that avoids the opposing dangers of retrenchment and overextension</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"A masterful examination of past American grand strategy and foreign policies. A compelling, thoughtful, <i>and</i> thought-provoking proposal of a new grand strategy by one of America's foremost writers and thinkers on U.S. defense, foreign policy, and geopolitics." --General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Russia and China are both believed to have "grand strategies"--detailed sets of national security goals backed by means, and plans, to pursue them. In the United States, policymakers have tried to articulate similar concepts 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, much American thinking has oscillated between the extremes of isolationist agendas versus interventionist and overly assertive ones. <br> <br> <br> <br> 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, 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.