“At 80, Brzezinski is nearly as relevant as he was 30 years ago, when he was the hawkish, crewcut national security adviser to Jimmy Carter. ‘He’s in fine shape. As clear-minded and articulate as he’s ever been,’ says William Quandt, a professor of international relations at the University of Virginia who worked for Brzezinski in government. Quandt’s book Peace Process says that Brzezinski has had a lifelong rivalry with Henry Kissinger, but Brzezinski is leaner and apparently healthier than the 83-year-old wunder, not to say more glamorous for having advised Barack Obama on foreign policy. Though he has no official role in the campaign, Brzezinski has become a lightning rod for hardline Israel activists, who fear that Obama will turn against the Jewish state.” (05/05/08)