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Grand strategy is, or should be, the “calculated relationship of means to large ends.” Interrelated strategic and legal dimensions provide a leitmotif to the modern history of relations among powerful states. States employ an array of means to achieve their large ends—military power, as well as diplomatic, informational, economic/financial, and legal tools and influence. They differ in effectiveness and precision. In the web of interactions that shape contemporary international relations, the legal dimension as a framework and guide to choices is more often overlooked than particular legal instruments that might be invoked in the belief, or more often the hope, that they will serve policy and strategic objectives.
Document Type
Policy Brief
Publication Date
4-2012
Publication
Strategic Forum
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Recommended Citation
Rostow, Nicholas, "Grand Strategy and International Law" (2012). Strategic Forums. 77.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/77