The Political Realism of George F. Kennan

Thought: Fordham University Quarterly 47 (2):295-306 (1972)
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George F. Kennan's political realism defines the object of diplomacy as the pursuit of the national self-interest and renders legitimate any means which expediently serve that purpose

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10.5840/thought197247221

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