Classics and Strategy

by Jakub Grygiel

Overview

Classic texts – whether by Roman historians such as Tacitus or Greek tragedians such as Aeschylus or Florentine diplomats such as Francesco Guicciardini – give us important, and even unusual, insights into strategy. They certainly do not supply a ready-made strategy that could be applied to a specific security problem we face now. But they can open for us new or forgotten ways of thinking about threats and the competitive security environment, offering a perspective that is missing in modern intellectual and educational circles. Free of technical jargon and without abstractions, classics favor simplicity over simplification, privilege practical insights over abstraction, and elevate the role of individuals over impersonal trends and institutions. And they describe the motivations and the drivers behind men's actions, the core of any strategy. This book brings back some of these classic writers, examining their thoughts on strategy and politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823120982
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	09/22/2022
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Jakub Grygiel is a professor of politics at The Catholic University of America, a senior advisor at The Marathon Initiative, and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is also the author of Great Powers and Geopolitical Change, The Unquiet Frontier, and Return of the Barbarians.