Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts Applied Grand Strategy: Making Tough Choices in an Era of Limits and Constraint

Applied Grand Strategy: Making Tough Choices in an Era of Limits and Constraint

Abstract

This article hopes to contribute to the strategic content of U.S. foreign policy by offering a definition of grand strategy and case for reorienting U.S. policy around it. Rather than advocate a specific grand strategy—a matter still open for debate—the analysis concludes with a set of attributes to assess whether a proposed grand strategy constitutes a “good” grand strategy. It concludes by introducing the concept of an applied grand strategy approach, which may help to identify and assess the strategic implications of foreign policy choices.

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