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Hal Brands

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Blundering Into Baghdad

The right—and wrong—lessons of the Iraq War.

by Hal Brands via Foreign Affairs on February 28, 2023
Containment Can Work Against China, Too

There are important differences between Xi Jinping’s China and the Soviet Union, but the Cold War still offers clear strategic guidance for the U.S.

by Hal Brands via The Wall Street Journal on December 3, 2021

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Checkpoint Charlie, seen from West Berlin in 1960.

The Disastrous Return of Cold War Strategy

Hal Brands urges the U.S. to make China and Russia “pay exorbitantly” for their policies. History shows that has never worked.

by Jordan Michael Smith via The New Republic on March 10, 2022

Whose Century?

One has to wonder whether the advocates of a new Cold War have taken the measure of the challenge posed by 21st-century China.

by Adam Tooze via London Review of Books on July 22, 2020

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