Grand strategy in theory and practice: the need for an effective American foreign policy

1. Introduction

2. Contemporary classics in American grand strategy

Part I. Makers of Grand Strategy: 3. Foundations of grand strategy; 4. Ancient and modern eras of grand strategy; 5. Grand strategies of empire in the modern era: sixteenth to twentieth centuries; 6. Revolutionary and nuclear eras of grand strategy

Part II. Makers of American Grand Strategy: 7. Building domestic foundations of American power: Washington to Lincoln; 8. Restraining sources of disorder: Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt; 9. Reinforcing alliances and partnerships: Truman to Reagan; 10. Drifting between principles: Bush to Obama

Part III. Conclusion: 11. The making of a future American grand strategy.