Ep 245: Edward Luce on Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Twentieth Century

School of War · Nov 7, 2025 · 52m

Edward Luce, U.S. national editor and columnist at the Financial Times and author of Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet,joins the show to discuss one of the most interesting characters of the Cold War, Jimmy Carter’s national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski.

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Times

00:00 The Life and Legacy of Zbigniew Brzezinski

02:55 Carter's Foreign Policy and Brzezinski's Influence

05:56 Contrasting Worldviews: Brzezinski vs. Kissinger

08:52 The Formative Years: War and Identity

11:35 The Cold War Landscape and Brzezinski's Rise

14:34 Order vs. Justice: Diverging…