This book examines the subject of strategy and its relationship with politics.
Despite the fact that strategy is always the product of political process, the relationship between the two concepts and their ancillary activities has scarcely been touched by scholars. This book corrects that serious deficiency, and explains the high relevance of political factors for matters of general defence. Each chapter aims to show how and why strategy and politics interact and how this interaction has had significant consequences historically. Neither strategy nor politics can make sense if considered alone. Strategy requires direction that can only be provided by political process, while politics cannot be implemented without strategy.
In summary, this volume will explain:
what strategy is (and is not)
why strategy is essential
what strategy does and how it does it
how strategy is made and executed
Written by a leading scholar and former practitioner, this book will be essential reading for all students of military strategy, strategic studies, security studies and war and conflict studies.
By:
Colin S. Gray
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 346g
ISBN: 9780415714778
ISBN 10: 041571477X
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 11 February 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: The Argument 1. Politics, Power, and Security 2. Peace and War: Politics at Home and Abroad 3. War and Warfare 4. Theory for Practice 5. Making Strategy 6. History and Geography 7. Culture and Circumstance 8. Civil-Military Relations 9. Politics and Defence Planning 10. Morality and its Ethics in Politics and Strategy 11. Strategic Future
Colin S. Gray is Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading, UK. He has published twnety-eight books and innumerable journal articles. Recent books include Strategy and Defence Planning (2014), Airpower for Strategic Effect (2012), War, Peace and International Relations, 2nd edn (2011) and The Strategy Bridge (2010).
Reviews for Strategy and Politics
'The text deserves a place in university, military academy, and war college libraries. ...Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.'--L. S. Hulett, Knox College, CHOICE
