Jan 25 January 14, 2025 The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World Obtain a copy here Hal Brands, a renowned expert on global affairs, argues that a better understanding of Eurasia’s strategic geography can illuminate the contours of rivalry and conflict in today’s world. The Eurasian Century explains how revolutions in technology and warfare, and the rise of toxic ideologies of conquest, made Eurasia the center of twentieth-century geopolitics—with pressing implications for the struggles that will define the twenty-first. https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324036951 Publication

December 12, 2024 IPSCON 2025-2026 Cohort Positions Open Learn How to Apply The Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs is pleased to announce that applications for the 2025-2026 Carnegie International Policy Scholars Consortium and Network (IPSCON) are open. The application deadline is February 28, 2025. https://sais.jhu.edu/kissinger/ipscon News

November 11, 2024 DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowship Positions Open Learn How to Apply The Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs is pleased to announce this opportunity for outstanding scholars to conduct research in Washington, D.C., on “The United States, Europe, and World Order.” The application deadline is January 14, 2025. https://sais.jhu.edu/kissinger/programs/daad-program News

October 3-4, 2024 Henry A. Kissinger and the Question of World Order Conference Read about the conference here The Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs and the Ax:son Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy hosted a conference on “Henry A. Kissinger and the Question of World Order.” Scholars and practitioners from around the world debated questions of history and the international system that Kissinger, as both a scholar and a statesman, had spent his life pondering. https://sais.jhu.edu/kissinger/henry-kissinger-and-question-world-order News

May 30 May 30, 2024 To Run The World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Dominance Obtain a copy here on the release date What would it feel like To Run the World? The Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. In this panoramic new history of the conflict that defined the postwar era, Sergey Radchenko provides an unprecedented deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin's decision-making. He reveals how the Soviet struggle with the United States and China reflected its irreconcilable ambitions as a self-proclaimed superpower and the leader of global revolution. This tension drove Soviet policies from Stalin's postwar scramble for territory to Khrushchev's reckless overseas adventurism and nuclear brinksmanship, Brezhnev's jockeying for influence in the third world, and Gorbachev's failed attempts to reinvent Moscow's claims to greatness. Perennial insecurities, delusions of grandeur, and desire for recognition propelled Moscow on a headlong quest for global power, with dire consequences and painful legacies that continue to shape our world. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/to-run-the-world/6C2B9062482ECE81680C78DDDB08BE5D Publication

APRIL 2 April 2, 2024 War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World Learn more about this pivotal work and read for free In War in Ukraine, Hal Brands brings together an all-star cast of analysts to assess the conflict's origins, course, and implications and to offer their appraisals of one of the most geopolitically consequential crises of the early twenty-first century. Essays cover topics including the twists and turns of the war itself, the successes and failures of US strategy, the impact of sanctions, the future of Russia and its partnership with China, and more. https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53897/war-ukraine Publication

JANUARY 25 January 25, 2022 The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today Learn more about this pivotal work America is entering an era of long-term great power competition with China and Russia. In this innovative and illuminating book, Hal Brands, a leading historian and former Pentagon adviser, argues that America should look to the history of the Cold War for lessons on how to succeed in great-power rivalry today. https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Struggle-Teaches-Great-Power-Rivalry/dp/0300250789 Publication

MARCH 7 March 7, 2024 The Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty: Rethinking International Relations and American Grand Strategy in a New Era Learn More About This Pivotal Work In this Adelphi book, Francis J. Gavin argues that the institutions, practices, theories and policies that helped explain and largely tamed scarcity by generating massive prosperity, and which were sometimes used to justify punishing conquest, are often unsuitable for addressing the problems of plenty. Successful grand strategy in this new age of abundance requires new thinking. New conceptual lenses, innovative policies and processes, and transformed institutions will be essential for confronting and solving the problems of plenty, without undermining the expanding efforts against scarcity. https://www.routledge.com/The-Taming-of-Scarcity-and-the-Problems-of-Plenty-Rethinking-International-Relations-and-American-Grand-Strategy-in-a-New-Era/Gavin/p/book/9781032805573 Publication

June 2023 Conference: The Failure of the Post-Cold War Global Order? The "Failure of the Post-Cold War Order" event, organized by the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS and the University of Mainz, brought together experts and scholars to examine the causes and consequences of the Post-Cold War Order's failure. Through panel discussions and presentations, participants explored alternative approaches and lessons for present and future international politics. The event featured insightful sessions, including discussions on Western institutions, Russia's role, European aspirations, the Asian perspective, and the United States' unipolar moment. The conference aimed to shed light on the history of the Post-Cold War Order and to offer valuable insights for navigating international affairs in the future. https://mht.uni-mainz.de/the-failure-of-the-post-cold-war-global-order/ Event

May 2023 New Makers Contributors Launch Event The Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs and Dr. Hal Brands celebrated the momentous launch of the New Makers of Modern Strategy; this impactful event, held at The Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington, D.C., gathered renowned experts from the world of international strategy for a day filled with stimulating discussions and fresh insights. From panels like "Foundations and Founders," that explored the historical journey of strategy and its origins, "Strategy in a Multipolar World," that dove into the complexities and challenges of strategy in our increasingly diverse global political landscape, and "Strategy in an Age of Global War," that offered a deep dive into strategy formulation during global conflicts, the day was packed with insights and rich conversation. This event marks the beginning of an exciting journey into the strategic world of the "New Makers of Modern Strategy." Event