Diaries of Cold War Strategist George Kennan
Foreign policy strategist and American diplomat George F. Kennan kept journals over the course of 88 years. Historian Frank Costigliola, who edited Kennan’s writings, examined this trove of …
1,171 viewsForeign policy strategist and American diplomat George F. Kennan kept journals over the course of 88 years. Historian Frank Costigliola, who edited Kennan’s writings, examined this trove of …
1,171 viewsThe University of Virginia’s Miller Center convened scholars for a two-day conference looking at the complicated history between U.S. and Russian leaders over the last century. The discussio…
615 viewsHistorians look at emotion in foreign policy and the role it played in the career of Cold War diplomat George F. Kennan, one of America’s strongest advocates for using a containment policy t…
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