American grand strategy, 18th - 21st century

The USA has gone from a small power when it declared its independence to a unipolar superpower for a certain period after the end of the Cold War. Therefore, the course of its grand strategy allows us to draw many conclusions about the grand strategy of both weak and strong actors. At the same time, the book focuses on the specifics of the American grand strategy. During the first two centuries of their existence, the US resorted to the conscious encouragement of immigration inflows to prom...