2015, ISBN: 9780813158051

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), <P>What is Soviet-American competition all about? Is the Soviet Union a security problem that the United States must solve? Or is it an insecurity cond… Mehr…

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), <P>What is Soviet-American competition all about? Is the Soviet Union a security problem that the United States must solve? Or is it an insecurity condition with which the U.S. must learn to live -- and if so, on what terms? What kind of a player is the United States in the great game of power politics? In <I>The Geopolitics of Super Power</I>, one of our most respected strategic theorists answers these and other questions.</P><P>In geopolitical terms, Colin Gray sees the Soviet-American antagonism as an enduring contest between a continental empire and a maritime coalition, each with its distinctive character and purposes. Gray explores the roots of the American style in foreign policy and strategy, and how that style relates to defense options.</P><P>He identifies four broad alternatives for U.S. national security policy: passive and active means of containment, disengagement from foreign security commitments, and the "rollback" of the Soviet empire. Gray argues vigorously for active containment, for the systematic deemphasis of nuclear weapons, and for the intelligent use, for deterrence and defense purposes, of the West's great competitive strengths in the political, economic, and technological spheres.</P> [PU: The University Press of Kentucky], Seiten: 288, The University Press of Kentucky, 2015<

ISBN: 9780813158051

What is Soviet-American competition all about? Is the Soviet Union a security problem that the United States must solve? Or is it an insecurity condition with which the U.S. must learn to… Mehr…

What is Soviet-American competition all about? Is the Soviet Union a security problem that the United States must solve? Or is it an insecurity condition with which the U.S. must learn to live -- and if so, on what terms? What kind of a player is the United States in the great game of power politics? In The Geopolitics of Super Power, one of our most respected strategic theorists answers these and other questions.In geopolitical terms, Colin Gray sees the Soviet-American antagonism as an enduring contest between a continental empire and a maritime coalition, each with its distinctive character and purposes. Gray explores the roots of the American style in foreign policy and strategy, and how that style relates to defense options.He identifies four broad alternatives for U.S. national security policy: passive and active means of containment, disengagement from foreign security commitments, and the "rollback" of the Soviet empire. Gray argues vigorously for active containment, for the systematic deemphasis of nuclear weapons, and for the intelligent use, for deterrence and defense purposes, of the West's great competitive strengths in the political, economic, and technological spheres. The University Press of Kentucky Politics 9780813101811 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Politics & International Relations, The University Press of Kentucky<

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by Colin S. Gray, PRINT ISBN: 9780813116273 E-TEXT ISBN: 9780813158051 Additional ISBNs: 9780813116273|9780813101811|9780813185033|9780813131566, 0813116279|0813101816|0813185033|08131315… Mehr…

by Colin S. Gray, PRINT ISBN: 9780813116273 E-TEXT ISBN: 9780813158051 Additional ISBNs: 9780813116273|9780813101811|9780813185033|9780813131566, 0813116279|0813101816|0813185033|0813131561, 9780813116273|9780813101811, 0813116279|0813101816, 9780813101811 University Press of Kentucky eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., The University Press of Kentucky<

2015, ISBN: 9780813158051

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: The University Press of Kentucky], The University Press of Kentucky, 2015