[GOP_1900AD]

I am working on it. Some things to be considered include identifying the best practices from several previous periods (including earlier ones in Europe, prior to the 1500s). This is, on the face of it, and, using some terminology currently in vogue, a DMAIC Six Sigma Project. But that vastly underplays what is involved, and what is at stake. The author sort of hinted at parts of the likely new design, in his alternative number 2. War may be a necessity to get through the knot hole, hundred of millions may die. One analysis I've done suggests that such a war is inevitable. Therefore, in that case, our grand strategy really would need to be how best to anticipate and manage through it, such that we emerge in a desireable position and able to implement our next grand strategy.

[GOP_1900AD]

Typo: hundred > hundreds.

[swarthyguy]

One strategy that was pondered but never followed by the British Raj was to federalize the empire, turning it into an economic bloc, incorporating both the Dominions and India and African colonies, creating a worldwide integrated trading, military and power structure giving virtual independence politically to the discrete parts and tying it together economically.

For a variety of reasons, some racial, others entrenched and traditional, it was never followed or implemented.

Instead a continuation of 19th century statesmanship, colonial exploitation, GreatPowerRealPolitik, Eurocentric thinking continued eventually leading to the evisceration of the Empire precipitated by the GreatWar.

Any implication for America today is strictly coincidental and not to be taken seriously. There.

[dg62]

Ousting all dictators in the world would fit well with the goal of controlling all WMD. This by itself would be titanic undertaking on a scale to match the three prior stategy swithces.