For over forty years professor Harold W. Rood developed provocative theories in strategy, international relations, diplomacy and military power, and American foreign policy. Rood’s teaching and corpus of original writing greatly influenced generations of students who would go on to play key leadership roles in government and the public policy community. This book synthesizes Rood’s core teachings to preserve them for future generations and to stimulate new thinking in his intellectual legacy.
J.D. Crouch II is senior advisor with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, and a former deputy national security advisor.
Patrick J. Garrity is faculty research associate at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia.