The Brink of War New York Performances

At The Paley Center for Media, *The Brink of War* arrives as a live, onstage presentation in a venue better known for preserving television history. Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris anchor a work that examines how political decision-making, personal ambition, and misreading an opponent can push nations toward open conflict. In New York, where public policy, press, and performance share a tight geography, the piece reads as a reminder that history is often made in rooms that look ordinary. Its most pointed insight is how easily “strategy” becomes self-justification under pressure.