Overseas Bases and Us Strategy - Optimising Americas Military Footprint

Despite calls to moderate the US overseas military presence, Washington's strategic priorities and need to resurrect and bolster America's reputation among allies and adversaries appear to allow only marginal reductions.

List of contents

1. Overseas bases and US strategic posture 2. Basing and US grand strategy 3. Optimising US regional footprints: The Middle East 4. Optimising US regional footprints: China and the Indo-Pacific 5. Optimising US regional footprints: Europe 6. Conclusion

About the author

Jonathan Stevenson is Senior Fellow for US Defence and Managing Editor of Survival at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). From 2005 to 2016, he was professor of strategic studies in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the US Naval War College. From 2011 to 2013, he served as National Security Council Director for Political-Military Affairs, Middle East and North Africa, at The White House. He is author of two previous titles in the Adelphi series: Counter-terrorism: Containment and Beyond (2005); and Preventing Conflict: The Role of the Bretton Woods Institutions (2000).

Summary

Despite calls to moderate the US overseas military presence, Washington’s strategic priorities and need to resurrect and bolster America’s reputation among allies and adversaries appear to allow only marginal reductions.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Stevenson, Stevenson Jonathan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032396095
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239609-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Adelphi series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science