Hal Brands
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Grand Strategy
October 2, 2020
Why Is the World So Unsettled?
The End of the Post-Cold War Era and the Crisis of Global Order U. S.
Hal Brands • RealClearDefense
Grand Strategy
October 2, 2020
Dealing With Allies in Decline
Alliance Management and U. S.
Hal Brands • RealClearDefense
Military Strategy
October 2, 2020
Avoiding a Strategy of Bluff: The Crisis of American Military Primacy
If strategy is the calculated relation of means to ends, then today America is careening toward strategic insolvency. Following the Cold War, the...
Hal Brands • RealClearDefense
Military Strategy
October 2, 2020
After ISIS: U.S. Political-Military Strategy in the Global War on Terror
Introduction The United States is approaching a strategic pivot in its struggle against jihadist terror groups. It appears increasingly likely that...
Hal Brands • RealClearDefense
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