1: Uniformity and differences in middle powers’ strategy
2: Exploring middle powers’ strategic diversity
3: The strategies of middle powers in security communities
4: The strategies of middle powers in security regimes
5: The strategies of middle powers in conflict formations
6: Security, influence, status and the competition among middle powers
Håkan Edström is Associate Professor in Political Science at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm.
Jacob Westberg is Associate Professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University, Sockholm.
"In an increasingly uncertain world, the evolving military
strategies of middle powers deserves far more academic scholarship.
This insightful, in-depth expert study fills a critical void in our
understanding of how these powers seek to respond and shape their
new environments. Edström and Westberg manage to compare a variety
of middle powers with accuracy and deep knowledge. An excellent
read for scholars and practitioners alike."Ben Schreer, Professor
of Strategic Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney"With the end of
the Cold War, security was popularised as a framework for
understanding the nature and role of the military in international
politics – to the detriment of the realist military strategic
agenda. With the publication of Military Strategy for Middle
Powers, Håkan Edström and Jacob Westberg succeed not only in
providing new and innovative realist pathways to think about the
military strategic domain; they also draw the attention to a
particular group of countries that are competing in a very unique
way for security, influence and status in a time of unipolar
demise. The authors make use of the ideas of self-preservation,
position and power, and status to contextualise, analyse and
compare the defence strategies of this group of countries. The
typology of balance of power, bandwagoning, isolation and hedging
sets the scene for a detailed outline and discussion of the
diversity of defence strategies of middle powers. The book is well
structured, well argued and well researched. It is compulsory
reading for those with an interest in military strategy and an
understanding of the critical military role of middle powers in
regional, continental and global defence contexts. "A.J.
Esterhuyse, Associate Professor of Strategy, Military Academy,
Saldanha
In an increasingly uncertain world, the evolving military
strategies of middle powers deserves far more academic scholarship.
This insightful, in-depth expert study fills a critical void in our
understanding of how these powers seek to respond and shape their
new environments. Edström and Westberg manage to compare a variety
of middle powers with accuracy and deep knowledge. An excellent
read for scholars and practitioners alike.Ben Schreer, Professor of
Strategic Studies, Macquarie University, SydneyWith the end of the
Cold War, security was popularised as a framework for understanding
the nature and role of the military in international politics – to
the detriment of the realist military strategic agenda. With the
publication of Military Strategy for Middle Powers, Håkan Edström
and Jacob Westberg succeed not only in providing new and innovative
realist pathways to think about the military strategic domain; they
also draw the attention to a particular group of countries that are
competing in a very unique way for security, influence and status
in a time of unipolar demise. The authors make use of the ideas of
self-preservation, position and power, and status to contextualise,
analyse and compare the defence strategies of this group of
countries. The typology of balance of power, bandwagoning,
isolation and hedging sets the scene for a detailed outline and
discussion of the diversity of defence strategies of middle powers.
The book is well structured, well argued and well researched. It is
compulsory reading for those with an interest in military strategy
and an understanding of the critical military role of middle powers
in regional, continental and global defence contexts. A.J.
Esterhuyse, Associate Professor of Strategy, Military Academy,
Saldanha
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