In this monograph, Dr. Tami Davis Biddle exam ines why it is so difficult to devise, implement, and sustain sound strategies and grand strategies. Her analysis begins with an examination of the meaning of the term strategy and a history of the ways that political actors have sought to employ strategies and grand strategies to achieve their desired political aims. She examines the reasons why the logic undergirding strategy is often lacking and why challenges of implementation (including bureaucratic politics, unforeseen events, civil-military tensions, and domestic pressures) complicate and undermine desired outcomes. This clear-headed critique, built on a broad base of literature (historical and modern; academic and policy-oriented), will serve as a valuable guide to students and policymakers alike as they seek to navigate their way through the unavoidable challenges–and inevitable twists and turns–inherent in the development and implementation of strategy.

AUDIENCE: National security professionals, military officers and strategists, civilian practitioners, intelligence specialists, defense and congressional policy analysts, and political leaders may be interested in this work.Additionally, students pursuing coursework in foreign policy, military science, homeland security, and intelligence gathering, such as criminal justice and law enforcement may value this text in their fields of study.

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