Bestselling author and eminent foreign policy scholar Zbigniew Brzezinski's classic book on
American's strategic mission in the modern worldIn The Grand Chessboard renowned
geostrategist Zbigniew Brzezinski delivers a brutally honest and provocative vision for
American preeminence in the twenty-first century. The task facing the United States he argues
is to become the sole political arbiter in Eurasian lands and to prevent the emergence of any
rival power threatening our material and diplomatic interests. The Eurasian landmass home to
the greatest part of the globe's population natural resources and economic activity is the
grand chessboard on which America's supremacy will be ratified and challenged in the years to
come. In this landmark work of public policy and political science Brzezinski outlines a
ground-breaking and powerful blueprint for America's vital interests in the modern world. In a
revised edition with a new epilogue Brzezinski brings his seminal work up to date with
commentary on the latest global developments including the war in Ukraine the re-emergence of
Russia and the rise of China.
