Military Strategy of Middle Powers: Competing for Security, Influence, and Status in the 21st Century

The Military Strategy of Middle Powers examines how twenty-first-century middle powers adjust their military strategies in response to changes in the international order, particularly the decline in US power. It analyzes the strategies of 11 middle powers, focusing on their relative power capacity and regional characteristics. The empirical investigation is centered on security strategies since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This book is of interest to students of military and strategic studies, foreign policy, and International Relations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Military Strategy of Middle Powers delves into the extent to which twenty-first-century middle powers adapt their military strategies in response to shifts in the global order, particularly the decline in US power. The central aim of the book is to elucidate both continuity and change in the strategies adopted by a cohort of middle powers throughout the twenty-first century. These strategies are analyzed, compared, and interpreted through the prism of Realism, providing a framework for understanding their evolution. To explore potential explanations for change or continuity within the cases, as well as to identify similarities and differences between the cases, the strategies of 11 "middle powers" are examined. These countries are chosen for their relative power capacity and are considered similar in various significant aspects. When seeking to understand the diverse strategic behaviors exhibited by these middle powers, their unique regional characteristics take center stage, and the impact of the regional context's structure, polarity, and patterns of amity and enmity is analyzed in depth. The empirical investigation centers on security strategies employed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which marked one of the earliest challenges to US hegemony.

This book holds significant appeal to students of military and strategic studies, foreign policy, and International Relations in general. Its comprehensive analysis and insightful perspectives offer valuable insights into the complex dynamics of middle power military strategy and its implications for the global order.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367500894