{"title":"Hal Brands","description":"Hal Brands is Assistant Professor of Public Policy and History at Duke University. He is author of Latin America's Cold War and From Berlin to Baghdad: America's Search for Purpose in the Post-Cold War World.","products":[{"product_id":"what-good-is-grand-strategy-power-and-purpose-in-american-statecraft-from-harry-s-truman-to-george-w-bush-paperback","title":"What Good Is Grand Strategy?: Power and Purpose in American Statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrand strategy is one of the most widely used and abused concepts in the foreign policy lexicon. In this important book, Hal Brands explains why grand strategy is a concept that is so alluring--and so elusive--to those who make American statecraft. He explores what grand strategy is, why it is so essential, and why it is so hard to get right amid the turbulence of global affairs and the chaos of domestic politics. At a time when \"grand strategy\" is very much in vogue, Brands critically appraises just how feasible that endeavor really is.Brands takes a historical approach to this subject, examining how four presidential administrations, from that of Harry S. Truman to that of George W. Bush, sought to \"do\" grand strategy at key inflection points in the history of modern U.S. foreign policy. As examples ranging from the early Cold War to the Reagan years to the War on Terror demonstrate, grand strategy can be an immensely rewarding undertaking--but also one that is full of potential pitfalls on the long road between conception and implementation. Brands concludes by offering valuable suggestions for how American leaders might approach the challenges of grand strategy in the years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51366143361247,"sku":"9780801456732","price":22.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/p5QBQnNVbM9780801456732.webp?v=1789084409"},{"product_id":"the-eurasian-century-hot-wars-cold-wars-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world-hardcover","title":"The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe often think of the modern era as the age of American power. In reality, we're living in a long, violent Eurasian century. That giant, resource-rich landmass possesses the bulk of the global population, industrial might, and potential military power; it touches all four of the great oceans. Eurasia is a strategic prize without equal--which is why the world has been roiled, reshaped, and nearly destroyed by clashes over the supercontinent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the early twentieth century, autocratic powers--from Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Soviet Union--have aspired for dominance by seizing commanding positions in the world's strategic heartland. Offshore sea powers, namely the United Kingdom and America, have sought to make the world safe for democracy by keeping Eurasia in balance. America's rivalries with China, Russia, and Iran are the next round in this geopolitical game. If this new authoritarian axis succeeds in enacting a radically revised international order, America and other democracies will be vulnerable and insecure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHal Brands, a renowned expert on global affairs, argues that a better understanding of Eurasia's strategic geography can illuminate the contours of rivalry and conflict in today's world. \u003cem\u003eThe Eurasian Century\u003c\/em\u003e explains how revolutions in technology and warfare, and the rise of toxic ideologies of conquest, made Eurasia the center of twentieth-century geopolitics--with pressing implications for the struggles that will define the twenty-first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Hal Brands\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hal Brands' insights are essential reading for the public and policymakers alike on the most pressing national--security challenges of our time....There are many who claim to understand and explain world events, but Hal is the gold standard by which others should be judged.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e (Time100 Next list, 2024)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eDanger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China\u003c\/em\u003e (with Michael Beckley)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unflinching and historically grounded, provocative and richly researched, this refreshing, pioneering work delivers a necessary corrective to narrow thinking and relaxed timelines in dealing with China.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- General Jim Mattis, U.S. Marines (ret.) and 26th Secretary of Defense\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant and engagingly written, this warning by two outstanding scholars is especially timely in light of recent events. Are Americans ready for what may be coming? They will be better prepared if they read this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Robert Kagan, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368494432479,"sku":"9781324036944","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/IVbL6EPgKv9781324036944.webp?v=1789128536"},{"product_id":"the-eurasian-century-hot-wars-cold-wars-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world-paperback","title":"The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe often think of the modern era as the age of American power. In reality, we're living in a long, violent Eurasian century. That giant, resource-rich landmass possesses the bulk of the global population, industrial might, and potential military power; it touches all four of the great oceans. Eurasia is a strategic prize without equal--which is why the world has been roiled, reshaped, and nearly destroyed by clashes over the supercontinent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the early twentieth century, autocratic powers--from Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Soviet Union--have aspired for dominance by seizing commanding positions in the world's strategic heartland. Offshore sea powers, namely the United Kingdom and America, have sought to make the world safe for democracy by keeping Eurasia in balance. America's rivalries with China, Russia, and Iran are the next round in this geopolitical game. 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