Grand Strategy: Principles and Practices.

Ropp, Theodore; Collins, John M.

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“…The contributions derived from the analysis of the war phenomena have brought -specially to military science-an important character that tries to determine the causes and effects of the behaviors showed in war. Nonetheless, in this sense Collins (1975) affirmed:…”

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“…Although, in essence, due to the arms and nuclear race developed by the United States and the USSR, a direct conflict between the powers would have implied mutually assured destruction, there were conflicts between the countries that orbited within one of the two ideologies. The first of these was the Korean War, between 1950 and 1953 -with direct participation of the Colombia Battalion supporting the United Nations contingent -andthe Vietnam War, between 1955 and1975. The latter, catalogued within the conceptual scheme of guerrilla warfare (Aznar Fernández-Montesinos et al, 2018, p. 92).…”

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Theoretical approach to the notions of war and strategic leadership

Uribe-Cáceres,

López-Niño

2022

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The noted Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), Prussian strategist and general, stated in his renowned work On War: “War is not an exercise of will directed at inanimate matter, as is the case with the mechanical arts, or at matter that is animated but passive and docile, as is the case with mind and human emotions in the arts. In war, the will is directed at a reactive animated object.” In turn, Alfred T. Mahan, renowned historian, and strategist of the U.S. Navy (1840-1914), stated: “Possession of a powerful fleet is essential to ensure national security and trade, as it protects shipping lanes and projects naval power globally.” This work deals with the critical and propositional analysis of these concepts – as well as others equally valuable and complementary – while delving into theories of war and strategic leadership, as a contribution of the teachers and students of the first cohort of the Doctorate in Strategic Studies, Security and Defense, of the Escuela Superior de Guerra “General Rafael Reyes Prieto”, to the study and research of these pertinent topics, so indispensable to understand Colombia of the last 50 years.

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Theoretical approach to the notions of war and strategic leadership

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2022

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“…As a new republic, America's realistic national security goals were preserving its independence and maintaining its geographical integrity and national honor in the service of creating a viable nation. America's initial national security aspirations to create a “more perfect union,” “insure domestic tranquility,” and “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” have expanded globally (Collins 1974, 74). Any attempt to create a national security or foreign policy without clear national objectives, let alone a national security doctrine, would fail.…”

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American Doctrine: The Foundation of Grand Strategy

Colucci

2018

World Affairs

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There is an organic American grand strategy, expressed over three centuries in multiple presidential doctrines. Through an examination of grand strategy and doctrines, a clear pattern of success and failure can be demonstrated. Doctrines and grand strategy continue to vanish from policy and public discourse. Often the concept of American Grand Strategy has nearly vanished from any discussion of national security and foreign policy. There is an assumption that expressions such as national security, foreign policy, national security doctrines, grand strategy, vital, national, and peripheral interests are the same concept; they are not. There are many definitions of Grand Strategy; they range along the spectrum from the simple to the complex. Grand Strategy is put into practice with the adoption of national security doctrines. These doctrines should be the highest form of statecraft, but they are often ignored or misunderstood. This article examines the definition of Grand Strategy, why Grand Strategy is often ignored, how Grand Strategy relates to national security doctrines, how national security doctrines are created and implemented, what have been the common themes in American Grand Strategy and doctrines, and what the future holds for American Grand Strategy. It postulates the return to an organic American doctrine that can engage the current national security threats.

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Atlas Telamon: US Grand Strategy and Terrorism Since 9/11

Ambler¹

2014

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Theoretical approach to the notions of war and strategic leadership

Theoretical approach to the notions of war and strategic leadership

American Doctrine: The Foundation of Grand Strategy

Atlas Telamon: US Grand Strategy and Terrorism Since 9/11

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