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

'Robert Louis Stevenson' by John Singer Sargent, 1885.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
The brain as a weapon of war.
'Taming the British Lion'. Puck magazine, 1888.
Rudolph Müller, View of the Acropolis from the Pynx (1863).
A painting displaying the splendour of the Neapolitan fleet.