From one of America’s leading geopolitical thinkers, the classic treatise on America's strategic mission in the modern world“The Grand Chessboard makes permanent contributions to the national debate over American foreign policy and power.”―Los Angeles TimesIn this seminal work, celebrated political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski delivers a provocative, revolutionary geostrategy for American preeminence in the twenty-first c...

Pourquoi et comment les États-Unis d’Amérique sont-ils devenus les garants de l’ordre mondial ? Quel rôle peut jouer l’Europe face à cette arrogante suprématie ?Zbigniew Brzezinski montre la situation paradoxale des États-Unis qui, pour maintenir leur leadership, doivent avant tout maîtriser le grand échiquier que représente l’Eurasie (Europe et Asie orientale), où se joue l’avenir du monde. L’ancien conseiller de la Maison-Blanche définit ainsi un cadre durable pour une coopération...

Eminent scholar Zbigniew Brzezinski's New York Times bestselling blueprint for American foreign policy strategy in the twenty-first centuryThe world today faces a crisis of power, caused by the dramatic shift in its center of gravity from the West to the East, by the dynamic political awakening of people worldwide, and by the deterioration of America's performance both domestically and internationally. As a result, America's position as a world superpower is far fr...

America's most distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though spanning less than two decades, these administrations cover a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the Cold War with unprecedented power and prestige, managed to squander both in a remarkably sh...

From one of America’s leading geopolitical thinkers, the classic treatise on America's strategic mission in the modern world“The Grand Chessboard makes permanent contributions to the national debate over American foreign policy and power.”―Los Angeles TimesIn this seminal work, celebrated political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski delivers a provocative, revolutionary geostrategy for American preeminence in the twenty-first c...

The overwhelming reality of our time is this: In the opening years of the 21st century, the United States finds itself not only the most powerful nation on earth but the most powerful nation that has ever existed. Given the contradictory roles America plays in the world, we are fated to be the catalyst for either a new global community or for global chaos. If we don't lead, Zbigniew Brzezinski contends, rather than merely dominate by force, we could face worldwide hostility much like the r...

Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts waren die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika nach dem Zusammenbruch der Sowjetunion die einzige noch verbliebene Supermacht auf der Erde. Und noch nie in der Geschichte der Menschheit hat eine Nation über eine so große politische, militärische und ökonomische Macht verfügt, um ihre Interessen weltweit durchzusetzen. In seiner brillanten provokativen Analyse legt Zbigniew Brzeziński dar, welche Strategie die USA verfolgen sollten, um ihre globale Vormachtstellung zu b...

This anthology brings together essays and speeches the author have written and delivered, both in academia and in government, on the perennial question of national security that involves wider considerations, including political statecraft, economic strength, and ideological vitality.

Comment un jeune immigré, polonais et catholique, devient-il le stratège de la plus grande puissance du monde ? Que nous révèle son parcours des évolutions de la géopolitique des États-Unis ? Arrivé en 1938 par paquebot à New York alors qu’il a tout juste 10 ans, admis à Harvard en 1950, Zbigniew Brzezinski s’est rapidement fait connaître comme l’un des experts les plus influents des relations internationales et l’un des meilleurs soviétologues de son temps. Avec Henry Kissinger, il incarn...

As National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928–2017) guided U.S. foreign policy at a critical juncture of the Cold War. But his impact on America’s role in the world extends far beyond his years in the White House, and reverberates to this day. His geopolitical vision, scholarly writings, frequent media appearances, and policy advice to decades of presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama made him America’s grand strategist, a mantle only Henry Kissi...

In 1991, the United States was the only global superpower. It seemed that the 21st century, like the 20th, would belong to America. Then came the stock market bubble, the costly foreign unilateralism of the younger Bush presidency, and the financial catastrophe of 2008. Meanwhile, China was rising and the Middle East was awakening politically. Today it is clear that America is vulnerable—to domestic and international decline and unregulated greed.Speaking from decades of experience...

America's most distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though spanning less than two decades, these administrations cover a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the cold war with unprecedented power and prestige, managed to squander both in a remarkably sh...