Zbigniew Brzeziński was one of the most influential statesmen of the cold war. But many of the geopolitical problems he wrestled with in Russia, China and the Middle East, have returned with a vengeance. Among his many prescient ideas, ‘Zbig’ as he was known, predicted that American hubris might lead to an ‘alliance of the aggrieved’ between Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Gideon discusses his life and legacy with FT colleague Ed Luce, who has written an acclaimed biography of the Polish-born strategist. Clip: Voice of America
Free links to read more on this topic:
A new cold war with China won’t help the US
The World of the Cold War — timely reading in an age of US, Russia and China tensions
The last grand strategists: what Brzezinski and Kissinger could teach Trump
King of Kings — the 1979 revolution that changed Iran and the world
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