Richard L. Russell

George F. Kennan's Strategic Thought

The Making of an American Political Realist

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Produktbeschreibung

George F. Kennan's strategic thought was instrumental in the formulation of the American grand strategy of containment of the Soviet Union. As Dr. Russell points out, Kennan's strategic thought was forged in the diplomatic practice and scholarship of the time. Russell looks beyond containment, however, to sift through Kennan's work to illuminate the worldview that informed his analysis of international relations and American foreign policy. Kennan's realist worldview contained principles for governing American diplomacy and the use of force to achieve national interests within the bounds set by the international competition for power between nation-states. Kennan's worldview illuminates the continuities of international politics that are often overlooked because of the massive changes in the post-Cold War world. Ironically, Kennan's worldview continues to provide a theoretical footing for guiding American foreign policy after containment. This is an important study for scholars, policymakers, and concerned citizens interested in international relations, American foreign policy, diplomatic history, and strategic studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 491g
• ISBN-13: 9780275964023
• ISBN-10: 0275964027
• Artikelnr.: 21480779

Autorenporträt

RICHARD L. RUSSELL is a lecturer on American national security policy at the Washington Center of the University of California, Berkeley./e He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Kenneth W. Thompson Preface Political Realism and American
Foreign Policy A Realist's Political Theory: On Man, Power, Morality, and
Politics American National Interest and the World Balance of Power The
Domestic Struggle for Power The Forgotten American Art of Diplomacy Force
and War as Foreign Policy Instruments Major Power Rivalry: The
American-Soviet Security Dilemma Kennan's Realism as a Theory of American
Foreign Policy Selected Bibliography Index