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Richard Hanania argues that the existence of a consistent, top-down, overarching U.S. grand strategy is an illusion. Instead of a unitary actor adhering to a coherent strategy over time, the state is subject to a set of concentrated interests that have outsize influence on U.S. foreign policy. 

Show Notes:

• Richard Hanania bio 
• Richard Hanania, Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy: How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy (New York: Routledge, 2021).
• Richard Hanania, \u201c\u2019Just Trust the Experts,\u2019 We\u2019re Told, We Shouldn\u2019t,\u201d New York Times September 20, 2021.
• Richard Hanania, \u201cIneffective, Immoral, Politically Convenient: America\u2019s Overreliance on Economic Sanctions and What to Do about It,\u201d Cato Institute Policy Analysis no. 884, February 18, 2020.

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