Comparative strategy – A new framework for analysis

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ID11221346
AuthorsHåkan Edström (Political Science, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden, corresponding author), Jacob Westberg (War Studies, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden)
Year2023
Volume42
Issue1
Pages80-102
Publication date2023-01-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComparative Strategy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-5933 • E-ISSN: 1521-0448
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01495933.2022.2130676
OpenAlexW4319999410
LanguageEN
Citations received1

Scholars of Strategic Studies have seldom problematized the concept of military strategy beyond identifying the three elements constituting the phenomenon, that is ends, means and ways. Moreover, we see a need for contextualizing the presumably universal conceptualization of military strategy. This article contributes to previous research by operationalize each of the three elements one-step further, thereby introducing an analytical framework for systematic comparisons of states’ different priorities regarding military strategy. Additionally, in order to explain these different priorities, the proposed analytical framework introduces tools related to both relative power and position in the international system, and to regional systems and unit-level characteristics. The usefulness of the analytical framework is illustrated by a summary of some of our findings from a research project on comparative strategy including more than 30 states

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