European Strategy in the 21st Century: New Future for Old Power (Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy)

by Sven Biscop

That certainly applies to the great powers, i.e. the powers with global reach: the US, China, and Russia. But it holds true for many regional powers as well, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. That does not mean that they are always successful, but it does mean that they know very well what it is that they want.