{"product_id":"grand-strategy-in-10-words-a-guide-to-great-power-politics-in-the-21st-century-9781529217506","title":"Grand Strategy in 10 Words: A Guide to Great","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world that has returned to great power rivalry, understanding the grand strategy of these powers is crucial. This book introduces ten key terms for analysing grand strategy and shows how the world’s great powers – the United States, China, Russia and the European Union (EU) – shape their strategic decisions today.  Outlining the steps needed for a less confrontational grand strategy and a more peaceful and stable world order, this lively and accessible introduction shows how the choices made in each of these ten areas will determine the course of world politics in the first half of the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a timely analysis that – crucially – also manages to feel both very real for the time it is written and future-proof in terms of the insights it includes and the lessons it uncovers… a great contribution to the global debates around the current and future dynamics of great power politics.” The Progressive Post\u003cbr\u003e“Elegant and sophisticated” Journal of Common Market Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: No Peace from Corona – Why Grand Strategy and Great Powers Remain Important  1. Simple: But Not Easy  2. Competitive: The Other Players Have a Strategy Too  3. Rational: Reason Trumps Ideology, Religion, and Emotion  4. Allied: One Needs Allies but Cannot Always Choose Them  5. Comprehensive: There Is No Hard, Soft or Smart Power – Just Power  6. Creative: An Art as Well as a Science  7. Agile: Taking Decisions, Acting, and Taking New Decisions  8. Courageous: Dare to Go in, Dare to Get out, Dare to Stay out  9. Dirty: No Great Power Can Keep its Hands Clean  10. Proactive: A Strategy for Action  Conclusion: Power to Engage","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409920794967,"sku":"9781529217506","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529217506.jpg?v=1730508437","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/grand-strategy-in-10-words-a-guide-to-great-power-politics-in-the-21st-century-9781529217506","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}