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| Foreword |
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| Summary |
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PART ONE Current Challenges |
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Chapter Two From Triumph to Stalemate: The Loss of American Consensus |
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The End of the Soviet Union and the War That Wasn't |
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Chapter Three Is the World Falling Apart (And How Would We Know)? |
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A Rubik's Cube of Realignments |
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Weak States, Misgoverned Areas |
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Problems Beyond Our Control---Perhaps |
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Chapter Four Leveraging U.S. Strengths, Dealing with Vulnerabilities |
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Chapter Five Anticipation, Deterrence, and Resilience |
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Working on the Anticipation Equation |
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(Re)Learning What it Takes to Deter |
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PART TWO Strategic Choices |
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Chapter Six About Strategy---Grand or Otherwise |
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What Is Strategy, Anyway? |
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Defining National Interests |
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Chapter Seven Option I: "Come Home America": Domestic Renewal, International Restraint |
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Defense and Defense Spending |
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Chapter Eight Option II: "The Indispensable Nation": America as Promoter of World Order |
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Defense and Defense Spending |
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Chapter Nine Option III: "Agile America": Adapt and Compete in a Changing World |
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Defense and Defense Spending |
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Chapter Ten How to Choose |
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Play Both the Long and Short Games |
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Align Interests and Values |
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| Coda The Challenge of Leadership: Aligning Vision, Values, Interests, and Resources |
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| Appendix Excerpts from the Conversation on Grand Strategy |
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| Abbreviations |
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| References |
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