The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries. Featuring entirely new entries by a who’s who of world-class scholars, this new edition provides global, comparative perspectives on strategic thought from antiquity to...

A "brilliant" examination of American complacency and how it puts the nation's—and the world's—security at risk ( The Wall Street Journal).The ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensibility into their culture. By looking disaster squarely in the face, by understanding just how badly things could spiral out of control, they sought to create a communal sense of responsibility and courage—to spur citizens and their leaders to take the difficult actions necessa...

An eloquent call to draw on the lessons of the past to address current threats to international orderThe ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensibility into their culture. By looking disaster squarely in the face, by understanding just how badly things could spiral out of control, they sought to create a communal sense of responsibility and courage--to spur citizens and their leaders to take the difficult actions necessary to avert such a fate. Today, after more th...

“America goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy”—John Quincy Adams’s famous words are often quoted to justify noninterference in other nations’ affairs. Yet when he spoke them, Adams was not advocating neutrality or passivity but rather outlining a national policy that balanced democratic idealism with a pragmatic understanding of the young republic’s capabilities and limitations. America’s rise from a confederation of revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as ...

Die Dienerschaft von Downton Abbey führt ihre Aufgaben anscheinend mühelos mit Würde, Finesse und Stolz aus. Aber woher wissen sie, wie genau der Tisch gedeckt werden muss, wann sie den Raum verlassen müssen, um Lord und Lady Grantham ihre Privatsphäre zu lassen, welcher Pflege Lady Marys Pelz bedarf und welche Uniform wann angelegt werden muss?In "Hausregeln für die Dienerschaft" werden alle wichtigen Positionen im Haushalt von Downton aufgeführt – Diener, Zofe, Haushälterin, Köchi...