The Making and Unmaking of American Power with Ed Luce

U.S. national editor and columnist at the Financial Times, Edward Luce, joins host Sanjay Ruparelia to discuss the topic of latest book: Zbigniew Brzezinski. They cover his life, legacy, as well as lessons learned from Brzezinski in global affairs and national security.

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Show Notes:

Host Sanjay Ruparelia speaks with Ed Luce, the U.S. national editor and columnist at the Financial Times, about the subject of his recent book, Zbigniew Brzezinski. The two catalogue Brzezinski's life before politics, what motivated him, his tenure as U.S. President Jimmy Carter's security advisor and his disillusionment with contemporary politics later in his career. This conversation eventually circles back to the lessons gleaned from Luce's biography of Brzezinski and how they reflect prevalent ongoing debates.

Host: Sanjay Ruparelia, Jarislowsky Democracy Chair and Associate Professor of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Guest: Edward Luce, the U.S national editor and columnist at the Financial Times. Luce previously served as the FT bureau chief in Washington and South Asia. He is the author of three highly acclaimed books: The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017) , Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent (2012), and In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India (2006). Most recently Luce has published: Zbig, The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski: America's great power prophet (2025) a New York Times best seller which chronicles the life and times of Zbigniew Brzezinski.

Background Reading:

Edward Luce- Zbig, The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski: America's great power prophet