The grand chessboard

American primacy and its geostrategic imperatives

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The grand chessboard

American primacy and its geostrategic imperatives

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"Brzezinski delivers a vision for American preeminence in the twenty-first century. The task facing the United States, he argues, is to become the sole political arbiter in Eurasian lands and to prevent the emergence of any rival power threatening our material and diplomatic interests. The Eurasian landmass, home to the greatest part of the globe's population, natural resources, and economic activity, is the "grand chessboard" on which America's supremacy will be ratified and challenged in the years to come. In this landmark work of public policy and political science, Brzezinski outlines a groundbreaking and powerful blueprint for America's vital interests in the modern world. In a revised edition with a new epilogue, Brzezinski brings his seminal work up to date with commentary on the latest global developments, including the war in Ukraine, the re-emergence of Russia, and the rise of China."--

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Cover of: The grand chessboard
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Velikai︠a︡ shakhmatnai︠a︡ doska
1998, "Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenii︠a︡"
in Russian
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The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives
October 1998, Basic Books
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Die einzige Weltmacht: Amerikas Strategie der Vorherrschaft
1997, Beltz, Quadriga
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The Grand Chessboard
1997, Basic Books
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The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives
1997, BasicBooks
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Table of Contents

Introduction: superpower politics
1. Hegemony of a new type. The short road to global supremacy. The first global power. The American global system
2. The Eurasian chessboard. Geopolitics and geostrategy. Geostrategic players and geopolitical pivots. Critical choices and potential challenges
3. The democratic bridgehead. Grandeur and redemption. America's central objective. Europe's historic timetable
4. The black hole. Russia's new geopolitical setting. Geostrategic phantasmagoria. The dilemma of the one alternative
5. The Eurasian Balkans. The ethnic cauldron. The multiple contest. Neither dominion nor exclusion
6. The Far Eastern anchor. China: not global but regional. Japan: not regional but international. America's geostrategic adjustment
7. Conclusion. A geostrategy for Eurasia. A trans-Eurasian security system. Beyond the last global superpower
Epilogue. The changing strategic scene. Looking beyond.

Edition Notes

"Updated with a new epilogue."

Originally published: New York : Basic Books, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
327.73
Library of Congress
E840 .B785 2016, E840.B785 2016

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Pagination
xiv, 229 pages
Number of pages
229

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Open Library
OL27222558M
Internet Archive
grandchessboarda0000brze
ISBN 10
046509435X
ISBN 13
9780465094356
OCLC/WorldCat
959877505

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