Grand Strategy Explainer Series

By Christopher McCallion

Understanding competing visions of U.S. grand strategy—the framework that guides U.S. security policies—requires a grasp of some fundamental concepts in IR theory and security studies.

This series, theoretically grounded in structural realism and the balance-of-power tradition, is intended as an explanation of core topics in grand strategy for a non-specialist audience.

Shield of the Republic

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Shield of the Republic

This would be a blurb about the paper, as part of a larger series on Grand Strategy, by Christopher McCallion.

The balance of power

This would be a blurb about the paper, as part of a larger series on Grand Strategy, by Christopher McCallion.

The balance of power

This would be a blurb about the paper, as part of a larger series on Grand Strategy, by Christopher McCallion.

Christopher McCallion

Grand strategy, Burden sharing, Foreign and defense policy, International security, and Ukraine-Russia

Fellow

Christopher McCallion is a fellow at Defense Priorities.

McCallion was formerly an adjunct lecturer in political science at Hunter College, City University of New York. He holds an MSc in Theory and History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Grand Strategy Explainer Series

Shield of the Republic

Shield of the Republic

The balance of power

The balance of power

Christopher McCallion

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