Force and Strategy
	Outline
	Components of Grand Strategy
	Argument
	Evolution of U.S. Grand Strategies (1930s-present)
	Dimensions of Unipolarity
	Relative Economic Power
	Relative Military Capabilities
	Weak Systemic Constraints on U.S.
	Post-9/11 Threat Environment
	Core Assumptions of Bush Doctrine
	President’s National Security Strategy
	2002 NSS and “Preemption”
	Strategic Guidance
	Strategic Guidance (cont.)
	Origins of Bush Doctrine and Iraq War: The Perfect Storm
	Preview of Class Debate

• Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: Afghanistan
• U.S. Nuclear Doctrine and Force Posture (1991-present)
• Rise of China and the Future of the Balance-of-power in Asia
• Dynamics of Coercion: Credibility, Capability, and 1930s Appeasement Crises
• Privitization of Military Forces and Functions