The Art of Strategy: Hal Brands
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Michael talks with Hal Brands, who edited the new book "The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Anicent World to the Digitral Age." It focuses on how the theory and practice of war and statecraft have been shaped throughout the centuries. Hal is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. 
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