Hal Brands
American historian and foreign-policy scholar; professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) who writes on U.S. grand strategy, national security, and international relations; author of multiple books and articles on American foreign policy.
Books
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1. The Twilight Struggle
What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry
A study of Cold War geopolitics that draws lessons for modern great-power competition, arguing that the U.S.-Soviet struggle combined military deterrence, ideological rivalry, alliance-building, and indirect conflict across continents and domains; it traces key episodes of escalation and restraint to show how strategy, misperception, and domestic politics shaped outcomes, and it warns contemporary policymakers against seeking total victory while urging prudent, calibrated competition that leverages alliances, limits risky interventions, and balances long-term interests with short-term pressures.
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