October 2023
Intermediate to advanced
570 pages
24h 55m
English
The theory of strategic culture has advanced significantly through several “generations” of scholarship in international security studies, with the nation-state as the primary unit of analysis. Foundations for this work can be found in military and diplomatic history, sociology, and studies of comparative political culture. At its core is the principle that historical experiences and culture help define national strategic orientations that favor certain military-security policies over others. Trinkunas defines strategic culture as “the culturally and historically derived predispositions that exist in particular states and their ...
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