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The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order
Author: Hal Brands
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p Segoe UI, serif 13pxThe ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensibility into their culture. By looking disaster squarely in the face, by understanding just how badly things could spiral out of control, they sought to create a communal sense of responsibility and courageto spur citizens and their leaders to take the difficult actions necessary to avert such a fate. Today, after more than seventy years of greatpower peace and a quartercentury of unrivaled global leadership, Americans have lost their sense of tragedy. They have forgotten that the descent into violence and war has been all too common throughout human history. This amnesia has become most pronounced just as Americans and the global order they created are coming under graver threat than at any time in decades. p Segoe UI, serif 13pxIn a forceful argument that brims with historical sensibility and policy insights, two distinguished historians argue that a tragic sensibility is necessary if America and its allies are to address the dangers that menace the international order today. Tragedy may be commonplace, Brands and Edel argue, but it is not inevitableso long as we regain an appreciation of the worlds tragic nature before it is too late. p Segoe UI, serif 13px**h3 Segoe UI, serif 13pxReviewp Segoe UI, serif 13px div aria-live=polite data-a-expander-collapsed-height=300 a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-expander-partial-collapse-container max-height none height auto div aria-expanded=true a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded 17px p Segoe UI, serif 13pxfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2In this spare, almost mathematical primer, Hal Brands and Charles Edel deliver a rebuke to complacency and a defense of constructive pessimism in the service of Americas engagement with the world. Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Return of Marco Polos World War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Centuryfontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2Hal Brands and Charles Edel have written a crucial reminder that being so safe for so long has dulled our imagination of how dangerous and destructive the alternatives are to the flawed masterpiece of post-World War II order the U.S. created. Read this to relish two fine minds expertly marshaling 5,000 years of western culture to motivate our communal resolve to preserve the liberal international order. What an education! Kori Schake, author of Safe Passage The Transition from British to American Hegemonyfontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2Brands and Edel show that the tragedy of international relations is not, as some would argue, that nations are doomed to warbut rather that war comes when leaders and the public fail to learn from the past how to preserve the peace. This is a compelling account of the dangers of historical amnesia at time when many question the need for sustained U.S. global leadership. The Lessons of Tragedy does more than warn of the dangers it draws on the demonstrable achievements of past U.S. statecraft to chart a more hopeful course for the future. James B. Steinberg, Professor at Syracuse University and former Deputy Secretary of Statefontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2This powerful book by two of Americas most brilliant historians and theorists of grand strategy writing at the top of their game provides a timely reminder that the history of international relations has been replete with catastrophes and costly disasters.Eric Edelman, former Ambassador to Turkey, Finland and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 2005-2009fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2This compact, engaging and evocative volume packs a sharp, lasting punch. Brands and Edel argue persuasively for a return to the tragic sensibility that spurred the creation of all previous international orders. Reading The Lessons of Tragedy would benefit politicians, national security professionals, and civilians alikein the same way that the great theatrical tragedies benefited ancient Greece society. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Robert Work, 32nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defensefont
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p Segoe UI, serif 13pxThe ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensibility into their culture. By looking disaster squarely in the face, by understanding just how badly things could spiral out of control, they sought to create a communal sense of responsibility and courageto spur citizens and their leaders to take the difficult actions necessary to avert such a fate. Today, after more than seventy years of greatpower peace and a quartercentury of unrivaled global leadership, Americans have lost their sense of tragedy. They have forgotten that the descent into violence and war has been all too common throughout human history. This amnesia has become most pronounced just as Americans and the global order they created are coming under graver threat than at any time in decades. p Segoe UI, serif 13pxIn a forceful argument that brims with historical sensibility and policy insights, two distinguished historians argue that a tragic sensibility is necessary if America and its allies are to address the dangers that menace the international order today. Tragedy may be commonplace, Brands and Edel argue, but it is not inevitableso long as we regain an appreciation of the worlds tragic nature before it is too late. p Segoe UI, serif 13px**h3 Segoe UI, serif 13pxReviewp Segoe UI, serif 13px div aria-live=polite data-a-expander-collapsed-height=300 a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-expander-partial-collapse-container max-height none height auto div aria-expanded=true a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded 17px p Segoe UI, serif 13pxfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2In this spare, almost mathematical primer, Hal Brands and Charles Edel deliver a rebuke to complacency and a defense of constructive pessimism in the service of Americas engagement with the world. Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Return of Marco Polos World War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Centuryfontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2Hal Brands and Charles Edel have written a crucial reminder that being so safe for so long has dulled our imagination of how dangerous and destructive the alternatives are to the flawed masterpiece of post-World War II order the U.S. created. Read this to relish two fine minds expertly marshaling 5,000 years of western culture to motivate our communal resolve to preserve the liberal international order. What an education! Kori Schake, author of Safe Passage The Transition from British to American Hegemonyfontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2Brands and Edel show that the tragedy of international relations is not, as some would argue, that nations are doomed to warbut rather that war comes when leaders and the public fail to learn from the past how to preserve the peace. This is a compelling account of the dangers of historical amnesia at time when many question the need for sustained U.S. global leadership. The Lessons of Tragedy does more than warn of the dangers it draws on the demonstrable achievements of past U.S. statecraft to chart a more hopeful course for the future. James B. Steinberg, Professor at Syracuse University and former Deputy Secretary of Statefontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2This powerful book by two of Americas most brilliant historians and theorists of grand strategy writing at the top of their game provides a timely reminder that the history of international relations has been replete with catastrophes and costly disasters.Eric Edelman, former Ambassador to Turkey, Finland and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 2005-2009fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2fontfont face=Segoe UI, serif size=2This compact, engaging and evocative volume packs a sharp, lasting punch. Brands and Edel argue persuasively for a return to the tragic sensibility that spurred the creation of all previous international orders. Reading The Lessons of Tragedy would benefit politicians, national security professionals, and civilians alikein the same way that the great theatrical tragedies benefited ancient Greece society. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Robert Work, 32nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defensefont
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