The New Age of Tragedy
Great-power rivalry, resource scarcity and the crumbling of the liberal rules-based order.
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Great-power rivalry, resource scarcity and the crumbling of the liberal rules-based order.
<p>George Kennan was instrumental in defining the doctrine of containment, but later objected to the bellicosity undertaken in its name. Key parts of his intellectual journey have remained obscure; a new book tries to examine them and draw lessons for foreign policy today. </p>
George Kennan was a “largely unsung hero” for his diligent efforts to ease the Cold War, according to Frank Costigliola in his book "Kennan: A Life Between Worlds."
Cold War-era Republicans, historians said, would have repudiated comments like Trump's as un-American. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
G.O.P. leaders, while condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were silent on comments made by the former president. Some figures on the right amplified them.