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Book SynopsisA nation's grand strategy rarely serves the best interests of all its citizens. Instead, every strategic choice benefits some domestic groups at the expense of others. When groups with different interests separate into opposing coalitions, societal...
Trade Review"Kevin Narizny makes a convincing case for the need to integrate security studies more fully into the mainstream of political science. The Political Economy of Grand Strategy is well written, carefully argued, and consistently insightful. It is must reading for those interested in the domestic determinants of grand strategy."—Michael Mastanduno, Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
"Anyone who believes that 'politics stops at the water's edge' would be well advised to read this valuable account of how partisanship shapes grand strategy. Drawing on the history of American and British statecraft, Kevin Narizny helps us understand why changes in party control at home so often lead nations to redefine their interests abroad. In so doing, he reminds us how inherently political the 'national interest' really is."—Peter Trubowitz, University of Texas at Austin
