Institute of Peace Mourns the Passing of Diplomat George Kennan
The Institute of peace mourns the passing of George Kennan, the architect of the policy of "containment," which guided U.S. relations with the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War.
USIP mourns the passing of George Kennan, the architect of the policy of “containment,” which guided U.S. relations with the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War. The Institute's best selling book Origins of the Cold War: The Novikov, Kennan, and Roberts 'Long Telegrams' of 1946 features Kennan's famous "Long Telegram."