Document Type
Graduate Syllabus
Date
Spring 2016
School
Diplomacy
Course Number
DIPL 6132
Course Description
This course examines the formulation, implementation, and outcomes of American grand strategy. Because grand strategies are never constructed in isolation of past experiences, however, the first third of the course explores the ways in which other great powers have traditionally "done" grand strategy, with special attention given to the case of Great Britain. The remaining two-thirds of the course explores patterns of continuity and change in American grand strategy, from its early founding through the Cold War and containment, to the post-Cold War debates on strategies of engagement, primacy, democracy promotion, and offshore balancing. Core questions explored in this course include: How are grand strategies chosen? What constitutes a successful/failed grand strategy and how can we tell? What should be the grand strategy of the United States for the 21st century?
Recommended Citation
Bjerg Moller, Sarah PhD, "DIPL 6132 American Grand Strategy" (2016). Diplomacy Syllabi. 344.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/diplomacy-syllabi/344
