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"The Sources of Soviet Conduct" is a 1947 essay published in the journal Foreign Affairs under the pseudonym "X." The author was later revealed to be American diplomat George F. Kennan, who utilized the text to publicly outline the geopolitical strategy of containment against the Soviet Union. The a...
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Canonical containment essay, widely cited and historically influential, though later criticized for simplifying Soviet motives.
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"The Long Telegram" was a diplomatic cable sent by George F. Kennan from the United States Embassy in Moscow in February 1946. Addressed to the US State Department, the telegram outlined Kennan's assessment of Soviet intentions and ideology, arguing that the USSR was inherently expansionist. It prop...
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Highly influential diplomatic analysis, central to containment doctrine, respected for insight despite length and Cold War assumptions.
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