Public Choice and U.S. Grand Strategy

Richard Hanania argues that the existence of a consistent, top-down, overarching U.S. grand strategy is an illusion. Instead of a unitary actor adhering to a coherent strategy over time, the state is subject to a set of concentrated interests that have outsize influence on U.S. foreign policy.

Show Notes:

Richard Hanania bio • • Richard Hanania, Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy: How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy • (New York: Routledge, 2021). • Richard Hanania, “ ’Just Trust the Experts,’ We’re Told, We Shouldn’t • ,” New York Times • September 20, 2021. • Richard Hanania, “ Ineffective, Immoral, Politically Convenient: America’s Overreliance on Economic Sanctions and What to Do about It • ,” Cato Institute Policy Analysis no. 884, February 18, 2020.

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