Military Strategy in an Era of Unipolar Demise: Exploring Strategic Diversity among Nations

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Håkan Edström (Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden) Jacob Westberg (Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden)

Military Strategy in an Era of Unipolar Demise

Exploring Strategic Diversity among Nations

Håkan Edström (Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden), Jacob Westberg (Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden)

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English

Routledge
15 November 2024

International relations; Armed conflict; Theory of warfare & military science; Defence strategy, planning & research

Series: Cass Military Studies

This book presents a systematic comparison of the military strategies pursued by five great powers, eight major middle powers and eight middle powers during the early twenty-first century.

In addition to mapping the strategic priorities of these states, the study develops and applies a theoretical framework to explain differences and similarities in their strategic priorities. Moreover, the work evaluates how the stability of the present international system, and the US-led liberal international order (LIO), is affected by the strategies pursued by the US and other leading states. The book aims to contribute to previous research in three ways. First, it intervenes in the debate on the stability of the unipolar system and the US-led international order by offering a theoretical framework and an empirical approach for exploring and explaining the strategic priorities and defence strategies of different categories of states. Second, it aims to fill a void in research on strategy – the lack of a comparative and systematic approach to contemporary strategy that facilitates and guides systematic comparisons and analyses of the alignment and military strategies pursued by both major powers and less powerful states. Third, it provides an empirical contribution to the debate on the stability of the unipolar system and the US-led international order by presenting a documentation of the strategic priorities of 21 states based on primary sources, consisting of official documents such as national security and defence strategies and defence bills. In the conclusion, the authors summarise the empirical findings on the system level, the regional level and the unit level and present their overarching conclusions for the whole project.

This book will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, defence studies, foreign policy and international relations in general.

By: Håkan Edström (Swedish Defence University Stockholm Sweden), Jacob Westberg (Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032889726
ISBN 10: 1032889721
Series: Cass Military Studies
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introducing the Scope of the Book Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations Chapter 2: Exploring Strategic Diversity Chapter 3: Defining and Selecting Great Powers and Middle Powers Chapter 4: Regional Dynamics and Unit-Level Characteristics Chapter 5: The Constitutive Elements of Defence Strategy Part II: Empirical Exploration Chapter 6: The International Order and the International System Chapter 7: The Ends Chapter 8: The Alignment Strategies Chapter 9: The Means Chapter 10: The Ways Part III: Conclusions Chapter 11: Conclusions: Exploring Strategic Diversity in an Era of Unipolar Demise Appendix 1: Military Expenditures in Constant (2022) USD billion Index

Håkan Edström is a professor in Military Strategy at the Norwegian Air Force Academy in Trondheim, as well as associate professor in Security Politics at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm. Jacob Westberg is an associate professor in War Studies and senior lecturer in Security Policy and Strategy at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm.