1. Grand strategy refers to the matching of military means with political ends. This definition follows Barry R. Posen ,The Sources of Military Doctrine: France, Britain, and Germany Between the Wars( Ithaca : Cornell University Press , 1984 ), 13 . Also see Paul Kennedy, “Grand Strategy in War and Peace: Toward a Broader Definition,” in Paul Kennedy, ed.Grand Strategies in War and Peace(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991), 1–7.
2. The Case for Finite Containment: Analyzing U.S. Grand Strategy
3. Hanging tough paid off