Hal Brands

American historian and foreign policy scholar who writes on U.S. grand strategy and national security; professor and author.

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  1. 1. The New Makers Of Modern Strategy

    From the Ancient World to the Post-Cold War Era

    A wide-ranging collection of essays that traces how strategic thinking has developed from antiquity to the present, showing how changing technologies, institutions, personalities, and political contexts have reshaped ways states plan for war and peace. It revisits canonical thinkers and introduces newer figures to explain shifts in military doctrine, grand strategy, and the integration of economic, diplomatic, and informational tools, drawing lessons about how past debates and innovations inform the strategic challenges of the modern, digital age.