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Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though they cover less than two decades, these three administrations span a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the…

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1 author picked Second Chance as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Mr. Brzezinski was one of the very few who correctly described the power structures between the US and the rest of the world.

In my eyes, he had more wisdom than Henry Kissinger, and his view was a relief and a pleasure to read. I always thought: “Here is a wise man talking.”

My view of the damage that is being done by free trade with China seamlessly fits into Mr. Brzezinski’s worldview. He was a man I greatly admired.

From Edouard's list on understanding US-China trade.

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