Emergent Strategy and Grand Strategy: How American Presidents Succeed in Foreign Policy
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1421423774 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Deudney, Johns Hopkins University, author of Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village)"In this all too rare product that blends theory and historical practice, Popescu structured a compelling case for emergent learning coupling rigorous planning with equally flexible execution in the face of our pervasive inability to forecast the future. Well researched and highly readable, this book is commended for students and practitioners alike. " (F. G. Hoffman, National Defense University)"In this book, Popescu examines the foreign policy of numerous presidents since the 1940s and concludes that short-term flexibility, adaptation, and improvisation are more important to strategic success than is long-term planning. Drawing on business literature together with broad archival r
But could such actions actually converge into a successful emergent strategy over time?Ionut Popescu conclusively shows that in some cases an emergent learning model leads to better overall strategic performance than a long-term strategic plan or framework. Is following a coherent grand strategy the key to achieving successful outcomes in American foreign policy? For many experts in academia and Washington, the answer is yes. Popescu argues that it is time to rethink the origins of some of the most important successes and failures of America’s tenure as a global superpower after World War II. Emergent Strategy and Grand Strategy thus offers both scholars and practitioners of foreign policy an original theoretical framework to explain strategic success.. Presenting empirical data culled from archival research and interviews with higher-ups, Popescu covers eight US presidential administrations, ranging from Truman to Obama, to demonstrate that senior policymakers should be skeptical of the idea that
Ionut Popescu is an assistant professor of political science at Texas State University.