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Father of Containment: The George Kennan Story

George Kennan was the architect of America’s Cold War strategy, but he remained an outsider who for half a century was one of the most outspoken critics of his country’s foreign policy. His doctrine of containment offered an intermediate approach between appeasement and confrontation, but took on military connotations that left Kennan frustrated. Join us as we look at the life and legacy of George Kennan.

Featured Guests:

  • Jeremy Adelman, Director- Global History Lab, Princeton University
  • Sec. James Baker- U.S. Secretary of State (1989-1992)
  • Amb. Avis Bohlen- Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control (1999-2002)
  • Thomas L. Hughes, Director, Intelligence & Research- U.S. Dept. of State (1963–1969)
  • Sarwar Kashmeri, Fellow- Foreign Policy Association
  • Grace Kennan Warnecke, Daughter of George Kennan- Author, Daughter of the Cold War
  • Nina Khrushcheva, Professor of International Affairs, New School- Former Research Assistant to George Kennan
  • Amb. Thomas E McNamara, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (1994-1998)
  • Amb. Frank Wisner- Former U.S. Ambassador to India, Egypt, the Philippines, and Zambia

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    • Rethinking the Nuclear Framework
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    • Out of Balance: Trading with China
    • Made In China
    • A Tested Relationship: The U.S. and Mexico
    • State of the State Department
    • Revolution and Reform: The Making of Modern Iran
    • War Powers: Congress and The President
    • America’s Diplomats
    • The Iran Deal
    • Father of Containment: The George Kennan Story
    • Past seasons
      • Pax Americana: The American Peace
      • Russia’s Foreign Policy
      • China: The New Silk Road
      • The Media and Foreign Policy
      • Turkey: A Partner in Crisis
      •  Global Health: Preventing Pandemic
        • Crossroads: America’s Defense Strategy
      • South Africa: In the Shadow of Mandela
      • The European Union
      • International Trade
      • China’s Maritime Build-Up
      • Saudi Arabia
      • The Geopolitics of Oil
      • Latin America
      • Afghanistan
      • Nuclear Security
      • The Rise of ISIS
      • Cuba and the U.S.
      • The Future of Kurdistan
      • The Koreas
      • Climate change
      • Migration
      • The United Nations
      • Middle East
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