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A Kennan For Our Times: Revisiting America's Greatest 20th Century Diplomat in the 21st Century

A Kennan For Our Times: Revisiting America's Greatest 20th Century Diplomat in the 21st Century

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Kennan Institute, Wilson Center, 2019
A Kennan For Our Times: Revisiting America's Greatest 20th Century Diplomat in the 21st Century

Overview

George F. Kennan was the leading voice in shaping the U.S. foreign policy toward Russia for the majority of the 20th century. A Kennan for Our Times: Revisiting America's Greatest 20th Century Diplomat in the 21st Century (October 2019), edited by Kennan Institute Director Matthew Rojansky and Catholic University Professor Michael Kimmage, highlights his enduring legacy. It is a collection of scholarly and personal essays as well as interviews with four previous directors of the Office of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State, which George F. Kennan established.

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Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Russia and Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange.  Read more