Risk and Resilience in a Globalized Age: Containing Chaos

Risk and Resilience in a Globalized Age: Containing Chaos


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In 1946, George Kennan keyed the famous "Long Telegram," which identified the Soviet Union as an enemy of the United States. In 1947, the original telegram was reworked and published in Foreign Policy magazine as "The Sources of Soviet Conduct." Together, these documents formed the codex for the U.S. Cold War strategy of containment, and thereby the basis of the eventual U.S. victory in that conflict. Here's what a "Kennan" might have written for the 21st century.

The Nature of the Threat Posed by Globalization

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