A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Eurasia Challenge, With Hal Brands

Hal Brands, Henry A. Kissinger distinguished professor of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and author of The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how and why control of Eurasia affects U.S. national security. This episode is the fifth in a continuing TPI series on U.S. grand strategy.

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  • James M. Lindsay
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of Fellowship Affairs
Credits

Justin Schuster - Associate Podcast Producer

Markus Zakaria - Audio Producer and Sound Designer

Gabrielle Sierra - Editorial Director and Producer

Episode Guests
  • Hal Brands
    Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Show Notes

Mentioned on the Episode

 

Hal Brands, The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World

 

H. J. Mackinder, “The Geographical Pivot of History,” The Geographical Journal

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