The Challenge of Hegemony

About this book

"The Challenge of Hegemony draws on examples from the history of Britain in the three decades leading to World War I and in the interwar period, and from Spain during the reign of Philip IV. Through these examples, Lobell explains why some declining great powers adopt inferior grand strategies that ultimately erode their political economy or national security. He then addresses the implications for American foreign policy in the coming decades."--BOOK JACKET.