The Essence of George F. Kennan's Article "The Sources of Soviet Conduct"

The Essence of George F. Kennan's Article "The Sources of Soviet Conduct"

The article was originally a paper that was prepared for U.S. Navy secretary Jame Forrestal by George F. Kennan, who was the head of the new Policy Planning Staff of the State Department. The State Department gave Kennan its permission to publish the article with the understanding that the author would remain anonymous. The article, which advocates "containing" the expansion of the Soviet Union in Europe, caused a great furor in the press right after it was published. It ...