This book explores the military strategies of the five system-determining great powers during the twenty-first century.

Håkan Edström is an Associate Professor of Political Science and a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.

Jacob Westberg is an Associate Professor of War Studies and a Senior Lecturer in Security Policy and Strategy at the Swedish Defence University.

1. Stability and change in great powers' strategy 2. Exploring great power strategies in an era of unipolar demise 3. Operationalising the dependent variable 4. The United States and the strategy of the unipole 5. The strategies of the contesters 6. The strategy of the conservators 7. Managing Power Asymmetry and Structural Change