Strategic Autonomy and Economic Power

This book examines the effect of economic power on a state's strategic autonomy.

Vitor Bento has a PhD in Strategic Studies (2020) from the University of Lisbon.

INTRODUCTION, PART I - ON STRATEGY, 1. The Historical Evolution of the Thought on Strategy, 2. A Modern Perspective, 3. The Economy as a Strategic Theater, PART II - ON STRATEGIC AUTONOMY, 4. Strategic Autonomy: A Proposed Framework, PART III - ECONOMIC POWER AND STRATEGIC AUTONOMY, 5. On Economic Power: Overview, 6. Size Matters, 7. Worldwide Webs: Trade and Technology, 8. Saving, Wealth and Finance, PART IV - ON STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE, 9. National Strategy and its Governance, 10. The Challenges of Strategic Economic Governance, PART V - TWO PARADIGMATIC CASES: CHINA AND GERMANY, 11. Why These Cases, 12. The Case of China, 13. The Case of Germany, CONCLUSIONS