George Kennan
The 'cold warrior' credited with founding the containment strategy, who in 1998 warned against NATO expansion and accurately predicted Russian reaction.
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Videos Mentioning George Kennan
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Tim Ferriss
A Cold War figure whose life, along with Paul Nitze's, was the subject of Nicholas Thompson's book and later a philosophical quote discussed by Thompson.
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American diplomat and historian, famous for his 'Long Telegram' and advocacy of containment doctrine during the Cold War. His interviews are cited as expert warnings about NATO expansion.
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Sam Harris
Diplomat and historian, author of the 'long memo' on Soviet containment and a later memo on Japan's role in the Pacific.
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Mentioned as an influential figure in the 1990s who, along with others, warned that bringing NATO to Russia's border would be provocative.
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Former US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, who understood NATO expansion eastward to be provocative.
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Lex Fridman
The 'cold warrior' credited with founding the containment strategy, who in 1998 warned against NATO expansion and accurately predicted Russian reaction.