The US Grand Strategy and National Security during Barack Obama’s Presidency

Abstract

This work aims to understand the meaning of the state Grand Strategy and the various factors involved in its establishment by examining and researching its historical development. The United States of America has relied on drawing up its grand strategies since its beginnings as an independent country to achieve its goals and ensure its national security. The motive for studying this topic is to explain the impact of the grand strategies on the national security and understand the policies taken by the American presidents during international crises. This work also studies the effect of September 11th Attacks on the strategies of the United States domestically and internationally. Many important decisions and policies were undertaken by Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama to respond to these Attacks in order to keep America safe and preserve its interests and maintain its global position. This work focuses primarily on Obama’s presidency and his orientations, and what are the major policies and decisions taken by the president for the preservation of US national security and international interests.