Book Review: The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World

Authors

• Hal Brands

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Description

Author: Hal Brands

Reviewed by: John Erickson, senior engineer, Axiom Technologies, and Dr. John A. Nagl, General John J. Pershing Professor of Warfighting Studies, Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, US Army War College

In The Eurasian Century, Hal Brands explores how the geopolitical center of gravity has shifted to Eurasia, where autocratic powers challenge the liberal international order. Drawing on history, strategy, and geography, Brands argues that America must remain engaged to prevent a global descent into instability. This timely and provocative book reveals why the twenty-first century’s defining struggles will be fought across the world’s most contested continent.

©2026 John Erickson and John A. Nagl

Publication Date

9-16-2026

Keywords

geopolitics, Eurasia, global conflict, Cold War, Hot War

Disciplines

Defense and Security Studies

Recommended Citation

Hal Brands, Book Review: The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World ( US Army War College Press, 2026),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/182