| Summary/Abstract |
The author looks at the collection of essays entitled On Strategy: A Primer
(2020) as an insight into U.S. policies and strategy. These two basic levels
are invariably present in any armed conflict; however, the purpose of this
article goes beyond the boundaries of a standard review. At first glance,
the problem of effectively blending foreign policy and strategy may seem
groundless, far-fetched, and completely out of touch with reality. The author
argues that this impression is misleading. The inaccurate distribution of
responsibilities between policy and strategy and the tendency to constantly
confuse their functions potentially poses serious risks even to such a
superpower as the United States. An unbiased glance cast from a distance
gives a better view of the prerequisites for mutual alienation of the political
and strategic horizons of U.S. military efforts.
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