Peter Layton reviews The End of Grand Strategy: US Maritime Operations in the Twenty-First Century, by Peter Dombrowski and Simon Reich
You are here
Book Review: The End of Grand Strategy: US Maritime Operations in the Twenty-First Century
Peter LaytonRUSI Journal, 8 August 2018
United States
Support Rusi Research
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Related
UK Ministry of Defence Announces Ambitious Plans for Space
Commentary, 30 July 2019Alexandra Stickings
The UK has recently announced a number of new military space initiatives, showing that it is taking this strategic environment seriously. While these are welcome developments, questions persist over the UK’s broader space ambitions.
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, UK Defence Policy, United States, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Technology, UK Defence
The UK, France and the US: Still Special Relationships
Commentary, 19 July 2019Tom Plant
A yearly gathering of experts and think tanks from the world’s powers reiterates the values, interests and approaches which still bind them together in the nuclear sphere, notwithstanding current political differences.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Americas, France, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
There's More to Cyber Than Huawei
Commentary, 24 June 2019Conrad Prince
Debate continues as to how governments should manage the presence of Chinese technology in 5G telecommunications networks. But the argument risks obscuring the critical question of how states such as the UK will best achieve the cyber security they need.
Tags: China, Cyber, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, United States, UK, Domestic Security, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, TechnologyPages
The Proposed US–North Korea Summit: The Art of the Deal
Commentary, 16 March 2018Cristina Varriale
There has been a flurry of headlines relating to the US, North Korea and Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. However, this time it’s not about a nuclear war, it’s about meetings and dialogue.
Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Another Bite at a 'Hamburger Summit'?
Commentary, 9 March 2018Tom Plant
Stunning news overnight, as US President Donald Trump agreed to an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by the end of May. Or did he?
Tags: United States, North Korea
An Angry Tehran Cautious after Trump’s Iran Nuclear Speech
Commentary, 16 October 2017Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
For the moment, Iran is biding its time in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify its nuclear deal with key governments. But Tehran’s patience won’t last long.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North AfricaPages
Bridging the Gulf? America’s ‘Rebalance’ and the Middle East Challenge to the UK
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2014Doug Stokes and Paul Newton
Ahead of next year’s SDSR, the UK must decide whether to stay the course with its ‘east of Suez’ initiative
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK Defence Policy, United States, Americas, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, UK Defence, Europe, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
A Downward Spiral: Joint Military Exercises on the Korean Peninsula
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2014Andrea Berger
US-South Korean military exercises continue to stoke tensions with North Korea, in a seemingly unstoppable cycle of one-upmanship
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, RUSI Journal, United States, Americas, North Korea, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Pacific
The US 'Surge' as a Collaborative Corrective for Iraq
RUSI Journal, 21 April 2008Matthew B Arnold
The US 'surge' in Iraq has played an important role in in correcting the initial mistakes made.
Tags: RUSI Journal, United States
Trailer: Global Security Briefing Podcast Series
The Americans May Leave Afghanistan, but the Forever War Will Grind On
No Neat Battlefields