The Twilight Struggle

What the Cold War Teaches Us About Great-Power Rivalry Today

By: Hal Brands

Narrated by: Tom Parks

A leading historian's guide to great-power competition, as told through America's successes and failures in the Cold War

The United States is entering an era of great-power competition with China and Russia. Such global struggles happen in a geopolitical twilight, between the sunshine of peace and the darkness of war. 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 in how to succeed in great-power rivalry today. Although the threat posed by authoritarian powers is growing, America's muscle memory for dealing with dangerous foes has atrophied in the thirty years since the Cold War ended. In long-term competitions where the diplomatic jockeying is intense and the threat of violence is omnipresent, the United States will need all the historical insight it can get. Exploring how America won a previous twilight struggle is the starting point for determining how America can successfully prosecute another high-stakes rivalry today.

©2022 Hal Brands (P)2022 Tantor

one word

Soviette..not sure who she is.other then that is was good information and more to add to my knowledge.

Prescient

Inights from the past to inform the present and future era of competition from the perspective of the United States. Attempted to capture leadership level experiences to describe societal level actions. perhaps most importantly, the book challenges that we are in a new cold war, a term popularly used but not well contextualized.

Supurb synopsis of Cold War then and now ...

One of the (if not THE) best coverage of past Cold War with smart applicable ref to todays new threats. Part hist, part stratigic analysis, part recomended solutions. it truley eased my worried mind somewhat understanding its not all doom. The U.S. has overcome serious threats before; it can be done with motivated group effort behind learned minds and good leadership. Essential this time I believe is an informed and invigorated Citizenry - that's with a capital C and all it implies. I'm affraid the little c we have become in post-modern times may fail to tip the balance that gets us over the hump. Citizens need entitlement to enforce accountability of our so-called representatives - a prereq for progress - yet they've all gone AWOL. (my opin not authors) A must read survival book. sc