Comparative Grand Strategy A Framework and Cases

Thierry Balzacq, Tocqueville Chair in Security Policies, University of Namur,Peter Dombrowski, Professor of Strategy, US Naval War College,Simon Reich, Professor of Political Science, Division of Global Affairs, Rutgers University Newark

Thierry Balzacq is a Francqui Research Chair (Belgium's most prestigious academic title) and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His articles have been published in Review of International Studies, European Journal of International Security, International Studies Review, Cooperation and Conflict, European Journal of International Relations, Security Dialogue, International Relations, and the Journal of Common Market Studies. He is the author and editor of over 12 books in English and French.


Peter Dombrowski is a professor of strategy in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the Naval War College. His recent publications include The End of Grand Strategy: US Maritime Operations in the Twenty-First Century (with Simon Reich, Cornell University Press, 2018), and he has published over fifty-five books, monographs, articles, book chapters, and government reports.

Simon Reich is a Professor in the Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers, Newark. His recent publications include The End of Grand Strategy: US Maritime Operations in the Twenty-First Century (with Peter Dombrowski, Cornell University Press, 2018), and he is the author, co-author, and editor of 11 books and over 50 articles or book chapters.

1. Introduction: Comparing Grand Strategies in the Modern World, Thierry Balzacq, Peter Dombrowski, and Simon Reich
Part I - Major Powers
2. United States, Peter Dombrowski and Simon Reich
3. Russia, Celine Marange
4. China, Andrew S. Erickson
5. France, Thierry Balzacq
6. Great Britain, Robert Johnson
Part II - Pivotal Powers
7. Brazil, Carlos R. S. Milani and Tiago Nery
8. India, C. Christine Fair
9. Iran, Thierry Balzacq and Wendy Ramadan-Alban
10. Israel, Eitan Shamir
11. Saudi Arabia, Ghaidaa Hetou
12. European Union, Daniel Fiott and Luis Simon
13. Conclusion: The Emerging Sub-field of Comparative Grand Strategy, Norrin Ripsman