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This interview is part of the Institute's "Conversations with History" series, and uses Internet technology to share with the public Berkeley's distinction as a global forum for ideas.
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Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Edward N. Luttwak for a
conversation on his new book, The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire."
Luttwak discusses the logic of strategy; the distinctive features of
Byzantine strategy with its balance of diplomacy, intelligence, and
military power; the institutional and ideological foundations that account
for the eight hundred year survival of Byzantium, and the implications of
this record for other great powers with diminished resources confronting
many adversaries. The conversation concludes with a comparison of Rome,
Byzantium, and the United States.
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