at Madison Pointe Care Center in New Port Richey Tom told the story of being born on the kitchen table of the family home on Avery Street he promptly joined the Army and was stationed at Fort Jackson Tom retired as a tour boss from Fletcher Paper Company in 1990 after 35 years of service Tom enjoyed playing in the Alpena Men’s Softball League to include tournament winning teams of The Roost and Altes Lager Mary’s ushers and lifelong member of Moose Lodge #571 and American Legion Post #2496 he retired to Florida to live out his years in sunshine Great-grandchildren include Ada Lawrence and Jackson Koss Tom will be sadly missed by family and friends Ross Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements Online condolences may be registered at www.aerossfuneralhome.com Today's breaking news and more in your inbox Copyright © 2025 Alpena News Publishing Company | https://www.thealpenanews.com | 130 Park Place It's one of the oldest beers brewed in Michigan originating more than 100 years ago before vanishing in the 1990s Now Altes — the brew that once was an official sponsor of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions and beloved by fans of cheap beer — is making a comeback Altes Original Detroit Lager will be hitting store shelves and restaurants later this spring with initial distribution in nine southeast Michigan counties Samples of the new beer will be available on Detroit Tigers Opening Day April 4, at Nemo's Bar and Grill in Corktown "We're really blessed by a brand we are able to revive and yet it sells itself," said Eric Stief More: Visitors' guide to Detroit breweries and beer bars More: It's 2019 Michigan Brewery Madness! Vote for the best brewery in Michigan exclusively relaunched the beer in 2016 in a partnership with Traffic Jam and Snug But the three men had been planning the relaunch for eight years In addition to Altes' Original Detroit Lager Traffic Jam and Snug will introduce Altes Sportsman which will be Vienna-style lager that is darker than the original with stronger taste Altes will be distributed through Rave Associates The beer will be brewed through Brew Detroit "We realized the brand was available and reinvigorate this product as a good quality craft of beer There's still a lot of people who have memories with the brand." Altes dates to the 1910s in the Tivoli Brewery later renamed as Altes Brewing Co. in Detroit It was considered a beer of choice and eventually became a sponsor for the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers by the 1960s More: Fried chicken joint, beer hall to debut in Detroit's Shinola Hotel In the heyday of its popularity in the 1970s During a phone interview with the Free Press Wednesday Erickson recalled seeing an archived advertisement for a pint of Altes selling at $1 the Free Press published an ad that a case of 24 with orange labels sold at $1.25 "It shows the difference in time," Erickson said The company was acquired in the 1950s by National Brewing Co before it was acquired by Carling National Brewing Co Stief and Erickson said since announcing the relaunch in 2016 with some people as far as Colorado interested in purchasing the beer People even shared photos of family members with a can of beer Both men said they eventually plan to expand the distribution to the entire state He hadn't missed work in 30 years. Now Michigan dad is suddenly missing Royal Oak getting two-story, 6,000-square-foot coffeehouse with kids' playscape Barrie will revive the family tradition started more than 150 years ago with his wife Brittney and their friend Junbae Lee when BarrieHaus Beer Co. debuts in Ybor City. The lager-driven brewery is celebrating its grand opening at 1403 E Fifth Ave. on Dec. 14 and 15. According to Barrie, his great-great-great-grandfather Philip Kling immigrated from Germany to the United States in the mid 19th century. Kling came over as a cooper, someone who makes casks and barrels, and then switched professions to start Peninsular Brewing in 1863 in Detroit. Another family member, Barrie’s great-great-grandfather Louis Schimmel, also established Tivoli Brewing there in 1897. Peninsular eventually transformed into Ph. Kling Brewing Co., which closed due to Prohibition. However, Tivoli was one of less than 100 breweries to survive, Barrie said, with his great-grandfather Hugh Martin serving as vice president. Tivoli ended in 1953 and was known for its Altes Lager, a popular beer brand that was purchased by another brewery and brewed until 1991. The Altes brand has since been reintroduced through Detroit National Brewing Company. “I knew my great-grandfather was the vice president of Tivoli through Prohibition, but I didn’t know the extent of it,” said Barrie, who’s from Tampa, along with Lee. “It was incredible to find that out because really it skipped a generation, and now here we are opening a brewery.” The Barries’ honeymoon in Germany ignited their love of lagers, so BarrieHaus is predominantly lager focused. However, the ownership trio aren’t against ales. They’ll do a few of those as well as multiple styles of lagers, both classic and innovative. The Unconscionable West Coast Lager, for example, is an IPL, a cross between an IPA and a double IPA brewed with lager yeast. Brittney Barrie, a physical therapist and University of South Florida professor leading logistics, accounting and partial operations for BarrieHaus, said they look forward to sparking a new conversation about lagers. “What we’re excited about and interested in doing is educating people that lager means more than a watery yellow macro-brand lager,” Barrie said. “We’re going to be able to give people a flight of four beers that are different colors and highly different flavor profiles.” Coming off a three-year stint at Gainesville’s First Magnitude Brewing Company, Jim Barrie steers the 10-barrel BarrieHaus brewhouse as head brewer. The draft list will reflect many of his favorite beers, including the Tampa Export, which has the hoppiness of a pilsner and the malt body of a helles. 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In addition to that and the Unconscionable the brewery’s signatures are the Casitas Orange Honey Lager Big Pluckin’ Pils and Family Tradition Vienna Lager The orange honey lager gets its name from the small homes built for Ybor cigar workers back in the day The pilsner fits nicely into the historic district as an ode to the Barries’ late rooster Big Plucker “a mean son of a gun” who was eaten by a coyote while defending their flock The tasting room will regularly rotate a number of recipes across 18 taps so most of our beers are between 4 and 6 percent We like the idea of people coming here and drinking three or four and hanging out with their friends and being able to hold a conversation still,” Barrie said industrial gathering place more than a traditional German beer hall Steins and other hints of the latter are in store TVs airing sports like football and a private event area Tours and a rollup door that looks into the brewhouse will further showcase the house specialty “We’re one of the few breweries where people can actually go in the back and see our equipment without being behind a glass,” said Lee who also gained lots of industry experience at First Magnitude “It’s a little more interactive for people There’s a lot more to kind of see and be a part of.” BarrieHaus has been in the works for three years or so Lee and the Barries originally aimed to bring the brewery to Gainesville but they dug Tampa’s beer culture so much it pulled them south Their premiere this weekend in an about 7,000-square-foot space previously occupied by cubicles and offices will coincide with the neighborhood’s eighth annual Snow on 7th celebration the trio plan to save distribution for the future They’re concentrating on building a home in Ybor first and really focus on really great beer,” Brittney Barrie said barriehaus.com. Meaghan HabudaSenior Engagement Editor Faygo The company said Monday that it added “Firework” to its lineup on 50 flavors describing it as “the perfect combination of fruity and sweet with flavors of cherry The new pop has no caffeine and tastes exactly like the frozen Bomb Pops you loved from the ice cream trucks of your youth There’s even an image of the frozen red-white-and-blue popsicle on the bottle Faygo has been an innovator in the pop world and we are very proud to add Firework to our distinctive line of over 50 flavors,” Al Chittaro Each bottle of Firework, which is available in Midwestern stores and online for a limited time, has a QR code to scan with a smartphone that will take users to FaygoCantStopThePop.com. The company also says it will launch a TikTok channel this summer Faygo has been manufactured at 3579 Gratiot Ave A post shared by Kellogg's (@kelloggsus) If you’re looking for a more celebratory way to start your day during Pride Month, Kellogg’s can help: it’s released a “Together with Pride” cereal the berry-flavored cereal has a glitter coating The box shows a number of Kellogg’s cereal characters — Tony the Tiger while a Frosted Mini Wheat waves a Pride flag The rainbow-colored cereal hit stores just ahead of Pride Month in June the Battle Creek-based company has created Together With Pride animated stickers on Instagram and Facebook so fans can show a little “Pride” on their posts all year “We have long been allies and supporters of LGBTQ employees Kellogg has nourished families so they can flourish and thrive and the company continues to welcome everyone to the table,” Priscilla Koranteng Altes was the beer of choice for many Detroiters by the time Prohibition hit in 1919 and was a best-seller until the 1990s. Then it disappeared, along with a lot of other cheap, German-style pilsner and lager producers that were popular here. Now you can find Altes Original Detroit Lager on the shelves of Meijer stores and Pat Kruse — grew up drinking the lager on their canoeing trips years ago and had the idea of bringing the Detroit brand back a few years ago They first brewed their Bavarian-style lager at home, then linked up with Traffic Jam & Snug for a trial run that lasted several years its large-scale production and canning has ramped up and resulted in a distribution deal with Meijer The Bavarian-style Lager beer was once a sponsor of the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Tigers and what better way to relax than to take it easy with a cold brew in hand the Hour Detroit editorial team rounds up a few of our favorite Michigan beers Let us know in the comment section if your top picks made the list The American fruit beer is brewed by Detroit-based Atwater Brewery with mango purée and a low hop bitterness. The drink is available from March to August each each year. For more, visit atwaterbeer.com This pick from Griffin Claw in Birmingham is a clean Mexican lager that’s brewed with tart lime. Also available from March to August each year, the seasonal beer has a refreshing, crisp finish. For more information, visit griffinclawbrewingcompany.com The self-proclaimed “original Detroit lager,” Altes is a historic brew that once sponsored the Lions and Tigers. First created by Tivoli Brewery, Altes was considered a staple of the city by the ’60s. Now, with the help of Brew Detroit, it’s back in action. For more information, visit altes.beer You’ll have to act fast if you want to try this kettle sour ale from ROAK Brewing Co., which  features notes of orange and vanilla. The sweet yet tart Ice Cream Man is a limited release from the Royal Oak brewery. 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LOGIN Downloadable PDFs are a benefit of an FP subscription This article is an Insider exclusive Contact us at [email protected] to learn about upgrade options unlocking the ability to gift this article Michael Doyle writes that he remembers with nostalgia the optimism of the early 1990s So do I: Serving as a junior officer in the Norwegian armed forces toward the end of the Cold War I can still recall the sense of euphoria watching the Berlin Wall fall and Europe’s geopolitical divide crumble down The post-Cold War order that followed was certainly not perfect but it provided peace and prosperity around much of the world on an unparalleled scale and global security and stability are at risk—with serious implications for democracy and human rights Cold Peace engages with three major questions concerning the emerging Cold War II as the Kremlin attempts to dismember Ukraine and publicly threatens other Eastern European countries barring former Warsaw Pact members from NATO would clearly have been a larger mistake than extending the alliance with neither too much nor too little engagement exploring whether alternative paths might have led Beijing and Moscow to be stronger supporters of the liberal order Cold Peace: Avoiding the New Cold War comparing the emerging cold war to the original one Doyle concludes that Cold War II is unlikely to be as extreme as the first Cold War due to a common interest in mutually dependent prosperity and because contemporary Russia and China are authoritarian with less interest in ideological crusades than their Stalinist and Maoist predecessors Doyle accordingly suggests that the current state of affairs requires another label than cold war or attempts to destabilize the political independence of rival states,” he writes An East German checkpoint marks the border between West and East Berlin the book debates how a cold war can be avoided Doyle argues that the best bulwark against a Cold War II is for the United States and other liberal countries to pursue responsible leadership at home and protect their own democratic institutions Doyle suggests a second New Deal to address the domestic inequalities that fuel populism in contemporary democracies but it has one major weakness: It fails to address geopolitics as the main factor molding the new cold war in which the contest for world leadership will play out.” Omitting geopolitics tells only half the story of the emerging cold war It reminds me of the phrase “It’s the economy presidential candidate Bill Clinton during his 1992 campaign The phrase has since come to encapsulate the supremacy of economics over politics we have seen governments gradually reassert themselves over the economy with industrial policy with the return of great-power rivalry to global affairs the liberal school of thought—with its emphasis on economic interdependence and domestic institutions—has lost some of its explanatory value in order to make sense of contemporary world politics one is tempted to invoke Clinton: “It’s the geopolitics Doyle views the domestic roots of conflict as the most important driver of a new cold war is not all that different today than from 10 or 20 years ago when the United States engaged China on many levels has not undergone a dramatic ideological shift in the way it views the world Doyle argues that economic competition with China is challenging the U.S middle class and encouraging the United States to implement restrictions on trade and international investment But this is not new: The United States responded in a similar fashion to Japan’s economic rise in the 1980s is that Japan never seriously invested in military power but the main story in international affairs today is the U.S.-China rivalry President Joe Biden meet at the G-20 summit in Bali Beijing is not fully committed to it either because it elevates China to an international position it is not yet ready to fill And European leaders certainly don’t like it because they would prefer a multipolar system—as would Russia and India there is a great deal of reluctance among policymakers and academics alike to accept the realities of an intense Then there are those who find the idea of a multipolar world more comforting or fairer—say to the rising powers of the global south—but in doing so they are espousing a normative view of what the world should look like in their eyes Still, even though the U.S.-China power structure resembles that of the U.S.-Soviet rivalry, the geographic context of these two bipolar systems differs, creating two very unique geopolitical logics. As the U.S. international relations scholar Nicholas J. Spykman wrote in America’s Strategy in World Politics in 1942 geopolitics is the interplay between power and geography It means that a new territorial order always emerges with the rise and fall of great powers and is determined by where the great powers are geographically located vis-à-vis each other the United States faced the land power Soviet Union whereas today it faces the sea power China This variance in geography has major implications for the great-power rivalry and international order People’s Liberation Army sailors stand on their warship during an international fleet review off Qingdao Doyle’s Cold Peace does not discuss China’s geographic position at all nor its nature as a fast-growing sea power Let me here briefly highlight three ways in which China’s rimland position matters—and will inform the emerging global order much more than politics and the other domestic factors Doyle addresses I share Doyle’s view that Cold War II will be less polarized than the first Cold War But rather than seeing this as the result of domestic issues and ideology I would emphasize geopolitics and the importance of China’s rimland position Whereas the Soviet Union’s nature as a land- and resource-based economy contributed to a distinct two-bloc economic divide during the Cold War China’s rimland position enables it to stay more interconnected with the global economy from its shipbuilding capabilities to its large merchant fleet to its naval prowess I share Doyle’s concern about the future of trans-Atlantic ties where Doyle sees the rise of populism in the United States as a threat to the U.S I would yet again stress the importance of China’s geography but China’s geographic constraints will remain the same From its position in the East Asian rimland China has more limited geographic reach than the Cold War-era Soviet Union did and this creates diverging threat perceptions in the United States and Europe While the Soviet Union was a two-flank challenge to the United States across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Geography thus forces the United States to give priority to its Pacific flank whereas Europe views Russia as the larger challenge to its security Books are independently selected by FP editors. 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LOGIN The war in Ukraine may have many positive outcomes: a Russia bled white by its own aggression a United States that has rediscovered the centrality of its power and leadership a democratic community that has been unified and energized for the dangerous years ahead There will also be one very ominous outcome: the rise of a coalition of Eurasian autocracies linked by geographic proximity to one another and geopolitical hostility to the West As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s folly rallies the advanced democracies it hastens the construction of a Fortress Eurasia North Korea—aren’t simply pushing for power in their respective regions They are forming interlocking strategic partnerships across the world’s largest landmass and they are fostering trade and transportation networks beyond the reach of the U.S a bloc of adversaries more cohesive and dangerous than anything the United States has faced in decades All the great conflicts of the modern era have been contests over Eurasia where dueling coalitions have clashed for dominance of that supercontinent and its surrounding oceans the American Century has been the Eurasian Century: Washington’s vital task as a superpower has been keeping the world in balance by keeping Eurasia divided Now the United States is again leading a coalition of democratic allies on Eurasia’s margins against a group of centrally located rivals—while crucial swing states maneuver for advantage and India have a critical role in this era of rivalry thanks to the geography they occupy and the clout they wield these powers are determined to play both sides Containing the Eurasian challenge will involve strengthening the bonds within and between the United States’ alliance networks Yet what makes the current moment so daunting is that opportunistic swing states will also shape the fight between Fortress Eurasia and the free world Eurasia has long been the world’s key strategic shatter zone because it is where the richest and most powerful countries—the United States excepted—are located this sprawling supercontinent has seen vicious brawls for geopolitical primacy Germany sought an empire from the English Channel to the Caucasus; it took a trans-Atlantic coalition of democracies to beat the challenge back Germany and Japan conquered Eurasia’s vibrant rimlands and drove deep into its heartland; an even grander more ideologically diverse coalition rallied to restore the balance tried to overawe a free-world coalition on Eurasia’s margins but the basic clash—between those who seek to rule Eurasia and those Washington and its friends were preeminent in all of Eurasia’s key subregions: Europe Yet challenges have since reemerged from rivals that have increasingly coalesced around their shared hostility to the status quo And just as major crises often speed up history the Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the rise of a new Eurasian bloc Yet the war has still had profoundly polarizing effects and North Korea all seek to overturn the balance of power and view the United States as the main obstacle and Pyongyang all seek to overturn the balance of power in their regions and view Washington as the primary obstacle All worry about their vulnerability to sanctions and other punishments the United States and its global posse can impose All need the others to survive because if the United States and its allies destroy any one of them the remainder become more isolated and vulnerable all are located within Eurasia and enjoy proximity As the Russia-Ukraine war heightens global tensions and North Korea pose for a photo before a display during a flower exhibition celebrating late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb Iran and North Korea have long shared missile technology and other means of mischief; the Sino-Russian strategic partnership has been developing for decades But if the war has strained that partnership it has also underscored the convergent aims and anxieties of the revisionists It has thus accelerated integration at the world’s Eurasian core which would make Tehran a tougher enemy for the United States and Israel and significant technological cooperation—continues to race past the limits many Western observers expected a decade ago It wouldn’t take a formal Sino-Russian alliance to upend the military balance If Russia provides China with sensitive submarine-quieting technology or surface-to-air missiles it could profoundly change the complexion of a Sino-American war in the Western Pacific well-armed revisionists are making common cause They are also restructuring international trade. Commerce, or weapons shipments that traverses Eurasia’s marginal seas can be seized by globe-ranging navies Dollar-dependent economies are vulnerable to U.S involves building trade and transportation networks safe from democratic interdiction Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (second from left) meets with his Iranian counterpart Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP via Getty Images And as Chinese technology spreads throughout Eurasia But it could promote a Sino-centric economic and technological bloc at the heart of the Old World Eurasian integration will make Washington’s antagonists less vulnerable to sanctions and strengthen them militarily it has also resolved Russia’s perennial debate about which direction to face To be sure, there are limits. Whatever Putin says the North-South corridor will never put the Suez Canal to shame A globally integrated China won’t have to go all-in on Eurasia as a more isolated Russia must Tensions lurk within the league of autocracies: Some Russian nationalists must worry that a Eurasian orientation ultimately means economic vassalage to Beijing Fortress Eurasia will make life much harder for Washington and its friends Eurasian integration will also make the United States’ antagonists less vulnerable to sanctions It will strengthen them militarily against their foes It will lead to wide-ranging diplomatic cooperation—such as stronger Russian support for China’s position on Taiwan—or perhaps even material assistance to one another in a war against the United States If Russia had the opportunity to help China bleed the United States in a fight in East Asia does anyone doubt it would have the motivation Fortress Eurasia will make the world safer for violent revisionism The more secure these countries feel in their Eurasian stronghold the more support they have from one another the more emboldened they will be to project power into peripheral regions—the Western Pacific Biden isn’t wrong, then, in describing a great struggle “between democracy and autocracy between a rules-based order and one governed by brute force.” Yet this binary doesn’t fully capture the Eurasian landscape The Russia-Ukraine war has also underscored the importance of strategically located swing states which seek advantage from both Fortress Eurasia and the free world and affect the balance between the two a resource-rich region at the crossroads of three continents security partners now deem monogamy less rewarding than polyamory Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are shifting Anti-communism once provided ideological glue in these monarchies’ relations with Washington modernizing autocracies have more in common politically with the United States’ rivals than with the United States itself which sees it as a conduit to the Indian Ocean is tilting toward Washington for protection against China But it still relies on Russia for arms and energy and ideology and self-interest make India more comfortable navigating between the great powers than tying itself to any of them It is a mistake to think New Delhi has irrevocably made its choice: At some point Prime Minister Narendra Modi might welcome détente with China were Beijing to relax the pressure along the countries’ shared frontier And in other countries around the Eurasian periphery The competition for the swing states isn’t merely a global popularity contest All prefer to maneuver between rival coalitions in hopes of keeping options open and eliciting the best possible deals from each in responding to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine because they value their relationships with Moscow and worry that polarized geopolitics will preclude diplomatic flexibility And all can meaningfully affect the configuration of power around the world’s central landmass Each of these swing states has already bolstered Putin’s war in Ukraine by helping him to reduce the impact of sanctions Saudi Arabia did so most spectacularly in late 2022 via oil production cuts that sent prices—and Moscow’s revenues—higher Their choices have other critical implications The UAE may be moving toward hosting a Chinese base on its territory—and thereby helping Beijing to insert its military power in a sensitive region Saudi Arabia has already welcomed Chinese diplomatic power into the Persian Gulf relying on Beijing to broker a mini-détente with Tehran a Pakistan closely bound to Beijing will make it far easier for China to escape its “Malacca dilemma”—the fact that much of its westward trade must pass through a narrow strait it does not control India’s decisions will influence the global distribution of technological influence and manufacturing capacity—the latter being particularly essential as the threat of great-power war grows—as well as how much trouble China faces on land as it pushes outward at sea Turkey’s choices will affect the level of economic pressure Putin faces and the geopolitical landscape from Central Asia to the Middle East The competition for the swing states isn’t merely some global popularity contest It will help determine whether the defenses Washington must erect around Fortress Eurasia are strong or full of holes Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21 In 1944, Japan dispatched a submarine carrying gold and other materials to Nazi-occupied Europe It was a suicide mission: After traveling thousands of miles around Asia and Africa Berlin and Tokyo were fighting to remake the world but the cruelties of geography made cooperation impossible Today’s revisionists don’t have this problem. The location of the Eurasian autocracies doesn’t simply make the new red blob look scary on a map. It helps them reduce asymmetric U.S. strengths and fight back-to-back against the outside world a geographically dispersed free world confronts a geographically coherent coalition there is also a third group that can cast a swing vote in global affairs The United States can’t easily reverse the formation of Fortress Eurasia because that process is the result of strong shared interests and sharpening global tensions produced by the war in Ukraine Washington could split the coalition by reconciling with one or more of its members it would require concessions—abandoning Ukraine and parts of Eastern Europe to Moscow for instance—that would worsen Washington’s global problems The United States has alliance blocs that give it tremendous leverage in East Asia and Europe the United States and its treaty allies are mightier—economically So the first imperative is to strengthen the alliances that anchor Eurasia’s endangered margins while strengthening the bonds between them so aggression anywhere meets an increasingly global response presidential election outcome in 2024 or after that would restore a unilateralist America First administration could complicate matters further still the task is a familiar one of alliance management and fits comfortably within Biden’s free-world frame More conceptually challenging is the second imperative: maximizing strategic convergence with the swing states while minimizing divergence where it would hurt the most Because these countries have good reasons for their ambivalence For the fourth time in little more than a century This suggests that Washington should also tailor its message to its audience: Outside the global West appeals to democratic norms will be less effective than an emphasis on sovereignty and other norms that are threatened by the behavior underscore the frankly transactional nature of diplomacy with swing states The U.S.-Saudi special relationship is history and appeals to democratic solidarity won’t get Washington very far in New Delhi The United States will have to buy cooperation from Saudi Arabia and other players by offering benefits of real value while also withholding those benefits when swing states consistently conduct foreign policies contrary to important U.S If the United States regularly punishes swing states for their diplomatic choices it risks turning ambivalence into hostility; if it never does so because this is such a tricky balancing act to shift the underlying incentives over time Putin’s war has created an opportunity to help Turkey and other states move away from Moscow’s military gear—and thereby change their calculus on discrete geopolitical issues Encouraging Indian economic ties with the Persian Gulf can reduce reliance on Chinese trade and money in two important regions Winning it will require the United States to rally its free-world allies while also competing to influence countries that won’t commit either way Hal Brands is the Henry A. Kissinger distinguished professor of global affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the author, most recently, of  The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World. 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