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. This episode was originally released by The President’s Inbox on January 21, 2025. Find us A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Eurasia Challenge, With Hal Brands - https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/eura... The President’s Inbox - https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presiden... Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/65u6jcF... Host Jim Lindsay Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of Fellowship Affairs, CFR Episode Guest Hal Brands Henry A. Kissinger distinguished professor of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS; Author, The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World Related Content The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World - https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324036951 “The Geographical Pivot of History” - https://www.jstor.org/stable/3451460?... For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/eura... Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/WCYsH7 This work represents the views and opinions solely of the author. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Visit the CFR website: http://www.cfr.org Follow CFR on Twitter:   / cfr_org   Follow CFR on Facebook:   / councilonforeignrelations