Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World

Lt. General H.R. McMaster, a former National Security Advisor during Trump's administration, assesses the most critical foreign policy and national security challenges of our age in his book "Battlegrounds." He examines the rising strength of Russia and China, the threat from hostile states Iran and North Korea, the complex battlegrounds in South Asia and the Middle East, and the new arenas of international competition in space, cyberspace, and emerging technology. McMaster argues that foreign policy must be transformed to face these challenges and proposes a new approach of "Strategic Empathy" to achieve a safer, more peaceful future.

Format: Hardback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2020
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

From Lt. General H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor during Trump's administration, comes a bold assessment of the most critical foreign policy and national security challenges of our age.

The world has undergone a significant shift in power since the end of the Cold War. In his book, Battlegrounds, bestselling author, commander, scholar, and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster examines the rising strength of Russia and China, the threat from hostile states Iran and North Korea, the complex battlegrounds in South Asia and the Middle East, and the new arenas of international competition—space, cyberspace, and emerging technology.

How can foreign policy, which has across multiple administrations proved itself outdated, misconceived, inconsistent, and poorly implemented, be transformed to face the challenges of today? How can Western countries like America and the UK stay relevant, secure, and humane? How can we abandon what McMaster calls 'Strategic Narcissism' in favor of 'Strategic Empathy—an approach that relies on understanding other nations' motivations and ideologies?

A groundbreaking reassessment of international security and survival, McMaster gives vital insight to life inside the most powerful office and military force in the world, and makes bold arguments for how to achieve a safer, more peaceful future.

Weight: 758g
Dimension: 164 x 241 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008410407