{"product_id":"the-hidden-grand-strategy-how-america-engineers-wars-to-weaken-russia-and-china-paperback","title":"The Hidden Grand Strategy: How America Engineers Wars To Weaken Russia And China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames E. Isham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Grand Strategy\u003c\/em\u003e offers a timely, analytically rich examination of US grand strategy from the end of the Cold War to the present era of renewed great-power competition. Positioned at the intersection of theory and practice, the book is designed for academic, policy, and general audiences interested in geopolitics, security studies, and contemporary history.Isham's central contribution is to connect evolving \u003cem\u003estrategic paradigms\u003c\/em\u003e with concrete policy outcomes. He shows how seemingly abstract concepts-containment, unipolarity, the \"war on terror,\" and great-power competition-have structured interagency decision-making and the integrated use of diplomatic, military, economic, and information instruments of power.Key themes include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContinuity and change in US strategy: \u003c\/strong\u003e how long-standing strategic traditions adapt to shifting geopolitical contexts and technological change while preserving core interests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrategic narratives: \u003c\/strong\u003e the distinction between official, publicly stated objectives and tacit, often less visible goals that shape US conduct toward Russia and China.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstitutional memory and foresight: \u003c\/strong\u003e how accumulated experience within the national security bureaucracy influences perceptions of new threats and opportunities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe management of rivalry: \u003c\/strong\u003e how post-Cold-War unipolarity gave way to a more contested order, in which Washington blends cooperation, competition, and coercion in dealing with Moscow and Beijing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFor booksellers and librarians, this title will sit comfortably alongside works by John Lewis Gaddis, Hal Brands, and other leading scholars of grand strategy. It is suitable for: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international relations, security and strategic studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolicy professionals and think-tank researchers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJournalists and informed general readers seeking a structured understanding of US-Russia-China dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWritten in accessible prose yet grounded in serious scholarship, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Grand Strategy\u003c\/em\u003e provides a valuable resource for collections on American foreign policy, global security, and twenty-first-century geopolitics.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377321697587,"sku":"9781787955523","price":64.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GKEuUy0jCj9781787955523.webp?v=1779321006","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-hidden-grand-strategy-how-america-engineers-wars-to-weaken-russia-and-china-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}