The Eurasian Century, by Hal Brands

In this special series at Engelsberg Ideas, leading historian and geopolitical commentator Hal Brands guides us through the major conflicts of the past century and the lessons they offer us now.

Podcast episodes

Michael Caine in The Ipcress File.
Container ship from China unloaded at automated harbor terminal in Maasvlakte Europoort port of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
A member of the American Jewish Congress participating in the 1965 Montgomery March, advocating for civil rights.
Tiles at Ali Ben Youssef Medersa in Marrakech, Morocco. Credit: Stelios Michael
Puffin paperback editions of the Narnia tales by author CS Lewis
Steve Schapiro in the 1960s

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