![]() As secretary of state under President James Monroe, from 1817 to 1825, Adams supported territorial expansion and insisted that Washington unilaterally issue the Monroe Doctrine, which opposed any European intervention in the Western Hemisphere, rather than take that position as part of an alliance with the United Kingdom. The second big idea was national defense. To protect its fragile unity, the country had to steer clear of foreign entanglements. ![]() Informed by his education and early diplomatic experiences abroad, Adams saw that the United States was at once materially weak and ideologically threatening to European powers. ![]() In this masterful and fluidly written book, Edel tells the story of John Quincy Adams and explores Adams’ pivotal contributions to the American tradition of grand strategy. ![]()
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