Hal Brands on the Axis of Autocracies

Hal Brands is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He has also served as special assistant to the secretary of defense for strategic planning and a member of the Secretary of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. He is the author of nine books on American foreign policy, including, Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict With China (2022), American Grand Strate

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