The Problem of the Strategic Defender
Wars of rapid decision
The strategic task of the incumbent world powers is to deter and defeat attempts by revisionist powers to revise the international order in their favor with the use of force. This means that incumbent powers are necessarily strategic defenders; they have no choice but to cede the strategic initiative to the challenger. This introduces an important and i…
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