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The John Batchelor Show
PREVIEW: PROFESSOR GARY BASS, AUTHOR, Judgment at Tokyo, highlights how the famous George Kennan recognized that defeated Japan would become a great ally. More later

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 2:59


PREVIEW: PROFESSOR GARY BASS, AUTHOR," Judgment at Tokyo," highlights how the famous George Kennan recognized that defeated Japan would become a great ally. More later. 1930 Tokyo

The John Batchelor Show
PREVIEW: WAR CRIMES: FIREBOMBING: Professor Gary Bass, author of "Judgment at Tokyo," discusses George Kennan's post-surrender analysis of Japan: that the country should be restored as an Asian power and U.S. ally, largely because Chiang Kai-sh

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 3:01


PREVIEW: WAR CRIMES: FIREBOMBING: Professor Gary Bass, author of "Judgment at Tokyo," discusses George Kennan's post-surrender analysis of Japan: that the country should be restored as an Asian power and U.S. ally, largely because Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists in China were proving unreliable in their civil war against Soviet-backed Maoist forces. More next month. 1930 Tokyo

Keep Talking
Episode 124: Konstantin Kisin - Why Western Values Matter

Keep Talking

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 82:42


Konstantin Kisin is an author, an essayist, and the co-host of the YouTube channel and podcast Triggernometry. A rebroadcast from 2022.------------Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting------------Keep Talking SubstackSpotifyApple PodcastsSocial media and all episodes------------Support via VenmoSupport on SubstackSupport on Patreon------------(00:00) Intro(1:00) Transition from Soviet Union to wealth in post-collapse Russia(4:00) Impact of the Soviet collapse on ordinary people's lives(6:31) Personal resilience shaped by tumultuous childhood experiences(8:30) Lack of education about the Soviet experience in the West(11:06) The Russian Revolution and its implications for society today(11:20) Overview of the dictatorship of the proletariat concept.(12:55) Impact of property expropriation on wealthy families during the revolution.(14:03) Consequences of collective farming in Soviet society.(16:12) The Soviet Union's attempt at equality led to widespread poverty.(19:02) Insights on the Russian psyche from democratic experiments in the 90s.(23:42) Describing the chaotic aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse.(25:12) Painful experiences shaped Russian society during the 1990s.(27:11) Russia's surrender to terrorists: a psychological shock for citizens.(29:07) Vladimir Putin emerged as a strongman leader in chaos.(30:46) Boris Yeltsin's legacy and Putin's rise to power explained.(36:57) Freedom of expression as the foundation of Western society.(39:09) The importance of free speech and its recent threats discussed.(40:11) The roots of political correctness and free speech erosion.(41:34) Exploring the dangers of hierarchical ideologies in society.(43:15) The natural dynamics between men and women in relationships.(45:23) Martin Luther King's vision for character over skin color.(46:00) Concerns about societal divisions and their historical implications.(48:14) The universal threat of believing some people are superior to others.(49:00) Thought-provoking quotes(54:00) The West and the importance of individual rights(1:00:41) George Kennan's insights on containment and Western values.(1:01:13) Concerns about identity politics and its impact on society.(1:02:41) The danger of losing a unified national identity.(1:05:41) Internal division as the real threat to powerful nations.(1:08:30) Contextualizing slavery and colonialism in world history.(1:12:31) The role of comedy in challenging mainstream narratives.

Shield of the Republic
Paul Nitze: National Security's Forgotten Man

Shield of the Republic

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 55:20


Eric and Eliot host James Graham Wilson, an historian in the Department of State's Historian's Office to discuss his new book America's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security From Roosevelt to Reagan. They discuss Nitze's background as an America First supporter between the wars, his anti-Semitism and his family's connection to the Black Tom sabotage incident during World War I. They talk about his pioneering work as a national security professional on the Strategic bombing survey during and after World War II as well as his role in drafting NSC 68 during the Truman Administration, his vexed personal relations with George Kennan (who he succeeded as Director of Policy Planning at State), Henry Kissinger, and Robert McNamara. His relentless focus on the strategic nuclear balance and the character traits that perhaps kept him from ever becoming the Cabinet Officer he longed to become while nonetheless serving and influencing national security policy for more than 40 years. They close noting that his concerns about nuclear self-deterrence seem eerily relevant in today's circumstances of great power competition. https://a.co/d/5thvl34 Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

apolut: Tagesdosis
Die Verwirrung in Washington | Von Rainer Rupp

apolut: Tagesdosis

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 15:17


Die Verwirrung in den Köpfen der Washingtoner Machtelite ist nicht verwunderlich.Ein Kommentar von Rainer Rupp.Weil die US-Führungseliten sich weigern, die Ursachen der fundamentalen Verschiebung der globalen Kräfte zuungunsten des Westens wahrzunehmen, verstehen sie auch nicht, warum sie die Veränderungen nicht nach ihrem Willen steuern können, erklärte jüngst der international geschätzte Ökonom, Professor Richard Wolff.(1) Um dennoch ihre vermeintlichen Feinde abzuschrecken, fuchteln sie zunehmend nur noch symbolisch aber dafür unkontrolliert in der Luft herum, denn inzwischen mangelt es Washington auch an der materiellen Basis, um sich durchzusetzen.Zum besseren Verständnis der Situation schlägt der Professor in einem Gespräch auf der YouTube-Seite "Dialogue Works"(2) vor, sich in die Denkweise von Leuten wie US-Außenminister Antony Blinken, Präsident Joe Bidens Nationalem Sicherheitsberater Jake Sullivan oder anderen Top-Entscheidern in Washington zu versetzen, die z. B. entsetzt feststellen müssen, dass die Rolle des US-Präsidenten für den Großteil der Welt "nicht mehr besonders relevant ist". Die Beispiele dafür reichen in der Tat von den Huthis im Jemen über Afghanistan und Saudi-Arabien bis zu den BRICS-Ländern und -Anwärtern. Der erhobene Fingerzeig aus Washington wird immer weniger befolgt, bzw. zunehmend ignoriert.Die aktuelle US-Machtelite wuchs in den Vereinigten Staaten zu einer Zeit auf, in der die USA den größten Teil der Welt dominierte und dabei die alten Kolonialmächte in Europa – Großbritannien, Frankreich, Deutschland, Italien und einige andere wie die Niederlande – fest als Vasallen an seiner Seite wusste. Der einzige Feind der USA war ein Land, das sie nicht unterwerfen konnten, nämlich Russland, ab 1917 dann die Sowjetunion und ab 1991 wieder Russland.In der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts wurden die USA noch dominanter. Wenn sie sich Sorgen wegen der Sowjetunion machten, dann war das weniger eine politische oder wirtschaftliche, sondern hauptsächlich eine militärische Herausforderung. Die wurde jedoch durch die Politik der Eindämmung unter Kontrolle gehalten, die mit George Kennan, dem Vater des Kalten Kriegs, in den 1950er-Jahren begonnen hatte und für den größten Teil der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts bestehen blieb. Zugleich wuchs die Dominanz der USA in allen Bereichen weiter. Selbst die wirtschaftliche Revolution in China, die in den 1980er-Jahren begann, schien aus Washingtoner Sicht die US-Dominanz im Indopazifik nicht zu schmälern.Allerdings gab es auch schon damals einige besorgniserregende Entwicklungen wie den verlorenen Krieg in Vietnam. Dies war ein Schock, der die Machtelite in Washington beunruhigte, weshalb sie ihr Militär noch stärker aufbaute...... hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/die-verwirrung-in-washington-von-rainer-rupp+++Bildquelle: Gannvector / Shutterstock.com+++Ihnen gefällt unser Programm? Machen wir uns gemeinsam im Rahmen einer „digitalen finanziellen Selbstverteidigung“ unabhängig vom Bankensystem und unterstützen Sie uns bitte mit Bitcoin: https://apolut.net/unterstuetzen#bitcoinzahlungInformationen zu weiteren Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten finden Sie hier: https://apolut.net/unterstuetzen/+++ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keep Talking
Episode 110: David Blankenhorn - Saving America Through Conversation

Keep Talking

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 64:02


David Blankenhorn is an author, an activist, a community organizer, and the co-founder and President of Braver Angels. During our conversation, David talks about polarization in the United States, the workshops that Braver Angels puts together to bring together politically opposed Americans for conversation and common ground, the threat of division to the future of the country, the receding of a "civil religion" in the U.S., the importance of approaching disagreements with a sense of goodwill, and having hope in this dark time.------------Book a meeting with Dan------------Keep Talking SubstackRate on SpotifyRate on Apple PodcastsSocial media and all episodes------------Support via VenmoSupport on SubstackSupport on Patreon------------00:00 Intro00:37 The state of civic friendship in America04:27 The growth of Braver Angels11:22 What motivates Braver Angels' members?16:46 The work and mission of Braver Angels23:29 We're less polarized than we've been told27:34 Who is benefiting from social division?33:12 Habits to maintain one's humanity40:23 Politics replacing civic virtues in modern times49:37 George Kennan's threat of internal division55:34 The example of Daryl Davis

KPFA - Letters and Politics
George Kennan: The Cold War Architect Who Opposed The War

KPFA - Letters and Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 59:58


Guest: Frank Costigliola is the author of Kennan: A Life between Worlds. He is also a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. The post George Kennan: The Cold War Architect Who Opposed The War appeared first on KPFA.

Backbone Radio with Matt Dunn
Backbone Radio with Matt Dunn - June 09, 2024 - HR 2

Backbone Radio with Matt Dunn

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 38:06


How To Think About Revenge 2024. Trump well above the fray, prefers "success" over settling scores. Gentle Dr. Phil agrees. But Bannon not so much, goes hard against Deep State "Gestapo." Confirmed FBI liar McCabe plays victim on CNN. Observing the guilty conscience of the Ruling Class, hands too long in the cookie jar. It's on them. Shakespeare on how "the whirligig of time brings in his revenges." The wisdom of George Kennan on how to deal with raging communists. Wyatt Earp v. Ike Clanton. Call it accountability? Call it justice? Meanwhile, a Las Vegas crowd sings Happy Birthday to Trump. Billionaire David Sacks endorses Trump in a very thoughtful essay. Plus, the Washington Post suddenly realizes it's lost half its readership. Hard times for Deep State stenography. With Great Listener Calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History As It Happens
Recovering Kennan

History As It Happens

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 61:23


The American diplomat George Kennan was the architect of the Cold War "containment" policy toward the Soviet Union. Writing in the late 1940s, Kennan viewed the USSR as a hostile expansionist enemy, but one that would be willing to compromise if checked by the United States. Containment did not mean the U.S. could or should militarily crush the Soviets. Can Kennan's ideas be applied to Vladimir Putin's Russia? In this episode, historians Michael Kimmage and Frank Costigliola discuss the enduring influence of Kennan's ideas on American policy-makers.

Sinica Podcast
The Struggle for Taiwan: Sulmaan Wasif Khan of Tufts University on his new book

Sinica Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 106:08


This week on Sinica, I chat with Sulmaan Wasif Khan, professor of history and international relations at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, about his book The Struggle for Taiwan: A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between, which comes on May 14.4:28 — The Cairo Agreement6:59 — General George Marshall, George Kennan, and the change in the idea of American trusteeship of Taiwan?17:08 — The debate over the offshore islands of Kinmen and Matsu23:55 — Mao's evolving interest in Taiwan27:49 — The averted crisis of 196232:06 — Peng Ming-min and the Taiwan independence movement37:14 — What changed in 1971?42:51 — The legacy of Chiang Ching-kuo45:14 — The story of Lee Teng-hui52:37 — The change within the Kuomintang1:00:11 — Why Taiwan has become “sacred” for China1:10:26 — Sulmaan's own narrative shift1:13:26 — Chen Shui-bian and the threat of independence referendums1:17:53 — The Sunflower Movement1:25:21 — The causal direction of Taiwan's importance in the U.S.-China relationship1:28:32 — Why the status quo shifted1:30:51 — Drawing parallels between Taiwan and Ukraine1:33:26 — Sulmaan's sources for his book1:35:38 — Agency versus structure1:39:29 — Feedback (so far) on the new book and what's next for SulmaanRecommendations:Sulmaan: Emily Wilson's translation of The Iliad Kaiser: The “My China Priors” series (and other essays), available on the Sinica Substack; Angus Stewart's essay, “Alien Bless You: A Review of Netflix's 3 Body Problem” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dejiny
Paranoidnému tyranovi sa vyhovieť nedá. Odpoveď je NATO

Dejiny

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 54:14


„Základom kremeľského neurotického prístupu k svetovým udalostiam je ruský tradičný inštinktívny pocit neistoty.“ Tieto slová Georga Kennana, amerického diplomata, znalca ruských pomerov a popredného člena americkej diplomatickej misie v Sovietskom zväze v kľúčových rokoch 1944 až 1946, sú tak trochu psychologickou diagnostikou. Tá je zároveň súčasťou tzv. Dlhého telegramu, ktorý Kennan adresoval predstaviteľom americkej administratívy. Zahraničná politika Spojených štátov sa krátko po 2. svetovej vojne potácala pri zmätených úvahách o tom, ako utlmiť podozrievavosť niekdajšieho spojenca na východe a kam vlastne ustúpiť, aby bolo možné upokojiť paranoidnú myseľ sovietskeho vodcu Josifa Stalina. Nebol to však len George Kennan, ale aj niekdajší britský vojnový premiér Winston Churchill a mnohí ďalší, ktorí upozorňovali, že reakciou predsa nemôže byť politika ústupkov, ale naopak jedine asertívny a odvážny prístup, ktorý voči vonkajšej hrozbe nasadí rovnako silovú odpoveď. Keď pred 75 rokmi, 4. apríla 1949 ministri zahraničných vecí 12 zakladajúcich štátov Severoatlantickej aliancie podpisovali Washingtonskú zmluvu, Európa i svet sa nachádzali už v inom politickom ovzduší. Eufória z víťazstva nad nacizmom pominula a čoraz hmatateľnejšie bolo možné sledovať narastajúci prízrak komunizmu, ktorý medzičasom ovládol strednú Európu, vrátane Československa. Ako sa teda rodilo NATO? A vari ešte dôležitejšou otázkou je, prečo táto obranná aliancia vôbec vznikla? A je diagnostika, ktorú v roku 1946 vyslovil George Kennan nečakane aktuálna aj dnes? Jaro Valent z časopisu Historická revue sa rozprával s Petrom Marešom, dlhoročným českým diplomatom, historikom a v súčasnosti riaditeľom Medzinárodného vyšehradského fondu. – Podporte podcasty denníka SME kúpou prémiového predplatného a užívajte si podcasty bez reklamy na webe SME.sk alebo v mobilnej aplikácii SME.sk. Prémiové predplatné si kúpite na ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠predplatne.sme.sk/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jaroslav.valent@petitpress.sk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sme.sk/podcasty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Odoberajte aj denný newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SME.sk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ s najdôležitejšími správami na ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sme.sk/suhrnsme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Ďakujeme, že počúvate podcast Dejiny.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Then and Now History Podcast: Global History and Culture

(Bonus) The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy that pledges American "support for democracies against authoritarian threats."[1] The doctrine originated with the primary goal of countering the growth of the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947,[2] and further developed on July 4, 1948, when he pledged to oppose the communist rebellions in Greece and Soviet demands from Turkey. More generally, the Truman Doctrine implied American support for other nations threatened by Moscow. It led to the formation of NATO in 1949. Historians often use Truman's speech to Congress on March 12, 1947 to date the start of the Cold War. Truman told Congress that "it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures."[4] Truman contended that because totalitarian regimes coerced free peoples, they automatically represented a threat to international peace and the national security of the United States. Truman argued that if Greece and Turkey did not receive the aid, they would inevitably fall out of the United States sphere of influence and into the communist bloc with grave consequences throughout the region. The Truman Doctrine was informally extended to become the basis of American Cold War policy throughout Europe and around the world.[5] It shifted U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union from a wartime alliance to containment of Soviet expansion, as advocated by diplomat George Kennan. It was distinguished from rollback by implicitly tolerating the previous Soviet takeovers in Eastern Europe.

New Books Network
Gregory Wallance, "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:28


It's perhaps one of history's funny accidents that relations between the U.S. and Russia were changed not by one, but two, George Kennans. Decades before George F. Kennan wrote his famous Long Telegram that set the tone for the Cold War, his predecessor was exploring Russia's Far East on a quest to investigate the then-Russian Empire's practice of exiling political prisoners to Siberia. What Kennan saw on his journey shook him to his very core, forcing him to question his respect for the Russian Empire. And as writer Gregory Wallance explains in his book Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia (St. Martin's Press, 2023), Kennan's advocacy upon his return turned U.S. views from Russia away from being a faraway friend to something far more skeptical. Gregory Wallance is a lawyer and writer in New York City. He is the author of Papa's Game (Ballantine Books: 1982) which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award; America's Soul In the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, And The Moral Disgrace Of An American Aristocracy (Greenleaf Book Group: 2012), The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books: 2018), and the historical novel Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott And the Supreme Court Case That Started the Civil War (Greenleaf Book Group: 2015). He is currently an opinion contributor for The Hill. Today, Gregory and I talk about Kennan, his many trips to Siberia, and the effect his journalism had on American views of Russia. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Into Siberia. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in History
Gregory Wallance, "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:28


It's perhaps one of history's funny accidents that relations between the U.S. and Russia were changed not by one, but two, George Kennans. Decades before George F. Kennan wrote his famous Long Telegram that set the tone for the Cold War, his predecessor was exploring Russia's Far East on a quest to investigate the then-Russian Empire's practice of exiling political prisoners to Siberia. What Kennan saw on his journey shook him to his very core, forcing him to question his respect for the Russian Empire. And as writer Gregory Wallance explains in his book Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia (St. Martin's Press, 2023), Kennan's advocacy upon his return turned U.S. views from Russia away from being a faraway friend to something far more skeptical. Gregory Wallance is a lawyer and writer in New York City. He is the author of Papa's Game (Ballantine Books: 1982) which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award; America's Soul In the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, And The Moral Disgrace Of An American Aristocracy (Greenleaf Book Group: 2012), The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books: 2018), and the historical novel Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott And the Supreme Court Case That Started the Civil War (Greenleaf Book Group: 2015). He is currently an opinion contributor for The Hill. Today, Gregory and I talk about Kennan, his many trips to Siberia, and the effect his journalism had on American views of Russia. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Into Siberia. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in Biography
Gregory Wallance, "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)

New Books in Biography

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:28


It's perhaps one of history's funny accidents that relations between the U.S. and Russia were changed not by one, but two, George Kennans. Decades before George F. Kennan wrote his famous Long Telegram that set the tone for the Cold War, his predecessor was exploring Russia's Far East on a quest to investigate the then-Russian Empire's practice of exiling political prisoners to Siberia. What Kennan saw on his journey shook him to his very core, forcing him to question his respect for the Russian Empire. And as writer Gregory Wallance explains in his book Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia (St. Martin's Press, 2023), Kennan's advocacy upon his return turned U.S. views from Russia away from being a faraway friend to something far more skeptical. Gregory Wallance is a lawyer and writer in New York City. He is the author of Papa's Game (Ballantine Books: 1982) which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award; America's Soul In the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, And The Moral Disgrace Of An American Aristocracy (Greenleaf Book Group: 2012), The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books: 2018), and the historical novel Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott And the Supreme Court Case That Started the Civil War (Greenleaf Book Group: 2015). He is currently an opinion contributor for The Hill. Today, Gregory and I talk about Kennan, his many trips to Siberia, and the effect his journalism had on American views of Russia. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Into Siberia. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Gregory Wallance, "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:28


It's perhaps one of history's funny accidents that relations between the U.S. and Russia were changed not by one, but two, George Kennans. Decades before George F. Kennan wrote his famous Long Telegram that set the tone for the Cold War, his predecessor was exploring Russia's Far East on a quest to investigate the then-Russian Empire's practice of exiling political prisoners to Siberia. What Kennan saw on his journey shook him to his very core, forcing him to question his respect for the Russian Empire. And as writer Gregory Wallance explains in his book Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia (St. Martin's Press, 2023), Kennan's advocacy upon his return turned U.S. views from Russia away from being a faraway friend to something far more skeptical. Gregory Wallance is a lawyer and writer in New York City. He is the author of Papa's Game (Ballantine Books: 1982) which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award; America's Soul In the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, And The Moral Disgrace Of An American Aristocracy (Greenleaf Book Group: 2012), The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books: 2018), and the historical novel Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott And the Supreme Court Case That Started the Civil War (Greenleaf Book Group: 2015). He is currently an opinion contributor for The Hill. Today, Gregory and I talk about Kennan, his many trips to Siberia, and the effect his journalism had on American views of Russia. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Into Siberia. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

New Books in Intellectual History
Gregory Wallance, "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)

New Books in Intellectual History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:28


It's perhaps one of history's funny accidents that relations between the U.S. and Russia were changed not by one, but two, George Kennans. Decades before George F. Kennan wrote his famous Long Telegram that set the tone for the Cold War, his predecessor was exploring Russia's Far East on a quest to investigate the then-Russian Empire's practice of exiling political prisoners to Siberia. What Kennan saw on his journey shook him to his very core, forcing him to question his respect for the Russian Empire. And as writer Gregory Wallance explains in his book Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia (St. Martin's Press, 2023), Kennan's advocacy upon his return turned U.S. views from Russia away from being a faraway friend to something far more skeptical. Gregory Wallance is a lawyer and writer in New York City. He is the author of Papa's Game (Ballantine Books: 1982) which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award; America's Soul In the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, And The Moral Disgrace Of An American Aristocracy (Greenleaf Book Group: 2012), The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books: 2018), and the historical novel Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott And the Supreme Court Case That Started the Civil War (Greenleaf Book Group: 2015). He is currently an opinion contributor for The Hill. Today, Gregory and I talk about Kennan, his many trips to Siberia, and the effect his journalism had on American views of Russia. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Into Siberia. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

New Books in American Studies
Gregory Wallance, "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:28


It's perhaps one of history's funny accidents that relations between the U.S. and Russia were changed not by one, but two, George Kennans. Decades before George F. Kennan wrote his famous Long Telegram that set the tone for the Cold War, his predecessor was exploring Russia's Far East on a quest to investigate the then-Russian Empire's practice of exiling political prisoners to Siberia. What Kennan saw on his journey shook him to his very core, forcing him to question his respect for the Russian Empire. And as writer Gregory Wallance explains in his book Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia (St. Martin's Press, 2023), Kennan's advocacy upon his return turned U.S. views from Russia away from being a faraway friend to something far more skeptical. Gregory Wallance is a lawyer and writer in New York City. He is the author of Papa's Game (Ballantine Books: 1982) which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award; America's Soul In the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, And The Moral Disgrace Of An American Aristocracy (Greenleaf Book Group: 2012), The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books: 2018), and the historical novel Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott And the Supreme Court Case That Started the Civil War (Greenleaf Book Group: 2015). He is currently an opinion contributor for The Hill. Today, Gregory and I talk about Kennan, his many trips to Siberia, and the effect his journalism had on American views of Russia. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Into Siberia. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

New Books in American Studies
Gregory Wallance, "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:28


It's perhaps one of history's funny accidents that relations between the U.S. and Russia were changed not by one, but two, George Kennans. Decades before George F. Kennan wrote his famous Long Telegram that set the tone for the Cold War, his predecessor was exploring Russia's Far East on a quest to investigate the then-Russian Empire's practice of exiling political prisoners to Siberia. What Kennan saw on his journey shook him to his very core, forcing him to question his respect for the Russian Empire. And as writer Gregory Wallance explains in his book Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia (St. Martin's Press, 2023), Kennan's advocacy upon his return turned U.S. views from Russia away from being a faraway friend to something far more skeptical. Gregory Wallance is a lawyer and writer in New York City. He is the author of Papa's Game (Ballantine Books: 1982) which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award; America's Soul In the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, And The Moral Disgrace Of An American Aristocracy (Greenleaf Book Group: 2012), The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books: 2018), and the historical novel Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott And the Supreme Court Case That Started the Civil War (Greenleaf Book Group: 2015). He is currently an opinion contributor for The Hill. Today, Gregory and I talk about Kennan, his many trips to Siberia, and the effect his journalism had on American views of Russia. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Into Siberia. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Asian Review of Books
Gregory Wallance, "Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)

Asian Review of Books

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:28


It's perhaps one of history's funny accidents that relations between the U.S. and Russia were changed not by one, but two, George Kennans. Decades before George F. Kennan wrote his famous Long Telegram that set the tone for the Cold War, his predecessor was exploring Russia's Far East on a quest to investigate the then-Russian Empire's practice of exiling political prisoners to Siberia. What Kennan saw on his journey shook him to his very core, forcing him to question his respect for the Russian Empire. And as writer Gregory Wallance explains in his book Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia (St. Martin's Press, 2023), Kennan's advocacy upon his return turned U.S. views from Russia away from being a faraway friend to something far more skeptical. Gregory Wallance is a lawyer and writer in New York City. He is the author of Papa's Game (Ballantine Books: 1982) which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award; America's Soul In the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, And The Moral Disgrace Of An American Aristocracy (Greenleaf Book Group: 2012), The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books: 2018), and the historical novel Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott And the Supreme Court Case That Started the Civil War (Greenleaf Book Group: 2015). He is currently an opinion contributor for The Hill. Today, Gregory and I talk about Kennan, his many trips to Siberia, and the effect his journalism had on American views of Russia. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Into Siberia. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

American Prestige
Bonus - George Kennan w/ Frank Costigliola

American Prestige

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 4:41


This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny chats with Frank Costigliola, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, about diplomat and historian George F. Kennan. They discuss his legacy as a realist with an unending belief in diplomacy, the “long telegram”, his wariness of the public holding sway in foreign relations, the emphasis on industrial …

Keen On Democracy
The 19th century American explorer who exposed the brutality of the Russian imperial system: Gregory Wallance on the original George Kennan and his epic journey through the frozen heart of Russia

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 33:22


EPISODE 1891: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Gregory Wallance, author of INTO SIBERIA, about the original George Kennan and his epic journey through the frozen heart of RussiaGREGORY J. WALLANCE is a New York-based lawyer (a retired partner at Kaye Scholar and Arnold & Porter), writer, and former federal prosecutor and human rights activist. Gregory is the author of Papa's Game, about the theft of the French Connection heroin, which received a nonfiction nomination for an Edgar Allan Poe Award (The New York Times: “a colorful account [and] an inside look at an interesting, if ugly, period in the history of law enforcement.”); Two Men Before the Storm: Arba Crane's Recollection of Dred Scott and the Supreme Court Case That Started The Civil War (The Boston Globe: “an evocative historical novel”); and America's Soul in the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR's State Department, and the Moral Disgrace of An American Aristocracy (Jewish Book Council: ''An important contribution to the debate surrounding the Roosevelt Administration and the politics of rescue. Reads like a thriller''). He has traveled to countries on several continents on human rights missions for, among others, Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch, was a producer of the HBO film Sakharov, starring Jason Robards and Glenda Jackson. Gregory has written op eds for national publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal. He has also appeared as a commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, C-SPAN, and NBC's The Today Show, and is currently a Contributor for The Hill. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

The John Batchelor Show
#Ukraine: #Gaza: DC POV: Missing George Kennan, Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 15:36


#Ukraine: #Gaza: DC POV: Missing George Kennan,  Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1910

Outgrow's Marketer of the Month
EPISODE 133- From Print to Profit: The Atlantic's CEO Nicholas Thompson Charts the Journey to Consumer Revenue

Outgrow's Marketer of the Month

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 32:02


Nicholas Thompson is the CEO at The Atlantic. Nick brings editorial expertise from Wired and Newyorker.com. He boosted digital subscriptions at Wired by 300% after implementing paywalls. Thompson co-founded Atavist, authored "The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War," and covers topics like Facebook scandals and marathon running. On The Menu: 1. Strategies for ensuring The Atlantic's relevance and growth in the digital age 2. The transition to consumer revenue: The Atlantic's path to sustainability 3. Targeting new subscribers: Geographic expansion strategies. 4. Addressing bias in AI algorithms 5. The use of AI in The Atlantic's operations: Current and future applications 6. Digitizing and monetizing historical content: The Atlantic's archive project 7. OpenAI's rise over Google in attracting top AI talent and implications for the future

Jewish Pro-Life
Ep 122. Ep 12 R&B Monthly Seminar 7.25.23. Jewish Pro-Life News, Pro-Life Docs and Discussion

Jewish Pro-Life

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 88:49


This is the audio of our show. The first 3 minute video, Human at Conception, had no spoken content, so I removed it. You can watch that video at https://fb.watch/m2cRvAiryK/ R&B Monthly Seminar: July 25, 2023. "Abortion" (Moloch Mass Murder Child Human Sacrifice Global Industry) Chair: Mrs. Cecily Routman Root and Branch Association, Ltd. Fifth Israelite Monarchy Jewish Pro-Life News, Pro-Life Docs - danger of chemical abortion and abortion is never medically necessary to save the mother's life. Discussion Jewish Pro-Life News, Pro-Life Docs - danger of chemical abortion and abortion is never medically necessary to save the mother's life. Discussion Today's Topics Introduction Protect Life Video OBGYN Dr. William Lile video about dangers of chemical abortion Neonatologist Dr. Kendra Kolb video explaining that abortion is NEVER medically necessary to save a mother's life Dr. Eric Braverman shares that the baby is not a part of the mother's body, and the baby immunizes the mother which allows the mother's body to not reject the baby. Fathers need to be notified and given responsibility for their children. Israel Pro-Life Education Project Update Tikvat Rachel Healing Program scheduled for 9/10/23. The Pro-Life Reply to: "Abortion Can Be Medically Necessary" https://youtu.be/5TmomK2RB2A Short video with Dr. Lile on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/100007124919171/videos/904316064213357/ The ProLife Doc at the Family Leadership Summit This July https://www.prolifedoc.org/the-prolife-doc-at-the-family-leadership-summit-this-july/ The Long Telegram [original], from George Kennan in Moscow to the Secretary of State, February 22, 1946. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/21042-long-telegram-original The Elliot Institute Abortion Trauma Research https://afterabortion.org Tikvat Rachel Healing Program https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/after-abortion Our wise messenger, Kavshiel, the Angel Who Conquers Evil, provides a rebuttal to the statement made in the cited article about when a soul can enter the body according to Jewish tradition. Thank you, Kavshiel! The Concept That The Soul Can Enter A Body At Conception Is Quoted In The Name Of The Ariz"l (Rabbi Isaac Luria) By His Student Rabbi Chaim Vital As Recorded In 'Sefer Hagilgulim' ('Book Of Reincarnation'). This Reference Was Specifically Quoted To Answer A Question Which Was Posed To Rabbi Isaac Luria As To When The Soul Of A Person Destined To Become A Jewish Convert Enters The Body Of That Future Jewish Convert. Rabbi Chaim Vital's Answer In The Name Of His Teacher, Rabbi Isaac Luria, Was: "At Conception." Here's an article on the 5 soul levels in Chabad.org Neshamah: Levels of Soul Consciousness The divine soul involves five ascending levels of consciousness https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/380651/jewish/Neshamah-Levels-of-Soul-Consciousness.htm Awakening the Spark Within: Five Dynamics of Leadership That Can Change the World (Teachings of Kabbalah) https://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Spark-Within-Leadership-Teachings/dp/9657146038/ref=sr_1_ Nachum Shaw Books https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18040908.Nachum_Shaw Please Support Lowell's Work To Build Our Hebrew Bible Based Fifth Israelite Monarchy (Daniel 2:44) Broadcasting Network From Jerusalem, Israel To Honor The God, Land, Torah And People Of Israel, And All Humanity https://www.academia.edu/92593114/PLEASE_SUPPORT_LOWELLS_WORK_TO_BUILD_OUR_HEBREW_BIBLE_BASED_FIFTH_ISRAELITE_MONARCHY_Daniel_2_44_BROADCASTING_NETWORK_FROM_JERUSALEM_ISRAEL_TO_HONOR_THE_GOD_LAND_TORAH_AND_PEOPLE_OF_ISRAEL_AND_ALL_HUMANITY Judaism: The Original Pro-Life Religion Power Point https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/8c092235-e38d-4749-ae36-2fe6b04b021f/downloads/Judaism%20The%20Original%20Pro%20Life%20Religion%20Keynote.pdf?ver=1687193831650 Statement on the Obligation to Choose Life. Please visit our website to sign the statement. https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/obligation-to-choose-life At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Follow us on Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Cecily/posts Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/prolifececily/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial: https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational  organization. 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Fully Automated
Episode 40: Three Priorities for an Independent Left, Today (w/ Doug Lain)

Fully Automated

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 84:58


Hello Fully Automated listeners! This is a rebroadcast of Episode 7 of Class Unity: Transmissions, as posted here. Transmissions is the official podcast of Class Unity, and I want to thank them for their permission to use this episode. You can find out more about Class Unity over at https://classunity.org/ For those curious, there will be more independent ‘Fully Automated' content coming soon. But I will continue to repost those ‘Transmissions' episodes in which I am involved, as I think they will be of interest to listeners of this show, too. Welcome to Episode 7 of Class Unity “Transmissions.” In this episode we are joined by Doug Lain, Commissioning Editor at Sublation Media. Lain is a real veteran of the left podcast scene. From his old philosophy podcast "Diet Soap,” which ran from 2009 through 2014, to his work as host of the Zero Books podcast, Zero Squared, Lain's impact as a formative voice on the contemporary socialist left cannot be understated. In this show we cover a wide range of topics, including Lain's recent ban from Elon Musk's newly “pro-free speech” Twitter (for a joke about RFK Jnr). However, the real purpose of the interview is to revisit an old Tweet of his, from April this year. On April 15, Lain posted three priorities that, he said, “an independent left” should be focused on right now: Ending the conflict in Ukraine by opposing the very dangerous continuing escalation; Protecting the working class from the consequences from the continuing financial and fiscal crisis that has been expressed through inflation and the banking crisis; Opposing the war on disinformation and the expansion of the security state into the “whole of society.” In recent months, Lain has been particularly strident on the first and the third of these priorities. However, his arguments have not been especially well received (his recent encounter with the Majority Report's Matt Binder offers a fairly representative example of the disdain many progressives have for Lain's views). Noting the vehemence of this response, we were curious. And so we decided to invite Lain for a chat. We start by asking Lain what he means by the phrase “an independent left”? We then move onto the first of his priorities, the war in Ukraine. The US left has been strangely quiet on this conflict. Where it has addressed the issue, it has usually been in handwaving fashion, arguing that it is a case of “imperialism on both sides.” We put it to Lain that this is kind of an inversion of Trump's infamous “very fine people on both sides” comment. Perhaps the imperialism on both sides argument had some empirical application in the lead up to World War I. But Russia has a GDP close to that of Italy. Equally, US foreign policy insiders like Former Ambassador to USSR Jack Matlock, George Kennan, William Burns have warned DC policymakers for decades about eastwards NATO expansion, saying in no uncertain terms that Ukraine would be the hardest of red lines for Russia. Moreover, now, as Lev Golonkin reports in The Nation in June, the US is openly funding and arming the Ukrainian military despite the presence in its ranks of openly fascist regiments. It seems clear therefore not only who started this war, and why, but that its moral costs and risks for future catastrophe are unacceptable. So why is the left so adamant in its avoidance of this topic? Lain's second priority is protecting the working class from the continuing financial and fiscal crisis. Lain argues “there was never any chance to transform the democratic party into a vehicle for socialism.” But where does that now leave us, on the question of socialist strategy? Does he think the Bernie wave is over, and the left is now basically done with parliamentary politics for another couple of generations? As he surveys the landscape of the contemporary left, what hope does he see for a revolutionary politics? The third topic for Lain essentially stems from his commitment t...

KPFA - Letters and Politics
KPFA Special – George Kennan: The Architect of the Cold War Who Opposed the War

KPFA - Letters and Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023


Guest: Frank Costigliola is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of The Kennan Diaries, Roosevelt's Lost Alliances, and his latest, Kennan: A Life between Worlds. The post KPFA Special – George Kennan: The Architect of the Cold War Who Opposed the War appeared first on KPFA.

The Hake Report
Calling the Wrong Country 'Racist'! | Wed. 7-19-23

The Hake Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 119:20


Israel racist? anti-Semitic! Whites racist? Yep! Philly druggies hanging out! Cornel West for Russia! Lindsay Lohan, disappointing! The Hake Report, Wednesday, July 19, 2023 AD TIME STAMPS * 0:00:00 Start: JLP 3rd hour Rumble-only* 0:01:06 Topics: Racism, anti-Semitism, drugs, NATO…* 0:03:15 Hey, guys! Prime Pizza navy tee* 0:05:46 Snow White latina: Every child a princess* 0:13:30 Pramila Jayapal: Israel "racist state"* 0:24:20 Israel: Kevin McCarthy vs Democrats* 0:29:00 Netanyahu, Trump, Biden, Nick* 0:36:22 RUSS, VA: Broke my back* 0:44:39 RUSS: Why you Christian? I'm not irritable!* 0:53:04 Druggies hanging out in Philly (Hassan)* 1:04:58 Desert Rose - White Heart (1990)* 1:10:16 Supers/Shoutouts: "Racist" = winning, caller bashing* 1:14:04 Coffees: Palestinians? CashApp? Happy B-day* 1:15:58 Cornel West, George Kennan, Russia vs NATO* 1:26:28 Russia/NATO continued (Hassan, rap music)* 1:30:15 Dana Nessel, MI AG, charges 16 "fake electors"* 1:36:34 Social media "addicting" children: not Christian!* 1:44:51 Mrs. Lindsay Lohan (Shammas) had a boy* 1:55:26 Thanks, all! (Last supers during music)* 1:56:23 I Wanna Be a Ramone - Huntingtons (2000)BLOG https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2023/7/19/the-hake-report-wed-7-19-23 PODCAST by HAKE SubstackHake is LIVE Mon-Fri 9-11 AM PT (11AM-1PM CT / 12-2 PM ET) - Call-in: 1-888-775-3773 - thehakereport.com VIDEO  YouTube  |  Rumble*  |  BitChute  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Odysee*  |  DLive  |  Kick  PODCAST  Apple  |  Spotify  |  Castbox  |  Podcast Addict  |  Pocket Casts  |  Substack  (RSS)  *SUPER CHAT on asterisked platforms, and/or:  Ko-fi  |  BuyMeACoffee  |  Streamlabs  SUPPORT / EXCLUSIVES  Substack  |  SubscribeStar  |  Locals  ||  SHOP  Teespring  SEE ALSO  Hake News on The JLP Show  |  Appearances elsewhere (other shows, etc.) Get full access to HAKE at thehakereport.substack.com/subscribe

Heartland Daily Podcast
Kennan: A Life Between Worlds (Guest: Frank Costigliola)

Heartland Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 107:57


Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by Frank Costigliola, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, to discuss his new book, Kennan: A Life between Worlds. They chat about why George Kennan was one of the most important, and complex, figures in the history of American foreign policy, his diplomatic career in the Soviet Union, his rise to fame and preeminence, and his swift fall from power and influence. They also discuss how Kennan was impossible to classify and whether his diplomatic vision holds any lessons for today. Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691165400/kennanShow Notes:Financial Times: Anatol Lieven – “Kennan: A Life Between Worlds — lessons for the containment of Russia”https://www.ft.com/content/76231e54-063a-4366-acd1-cecd314c470eFirst Things: Patrick Porter – “Cold War Contradictions”https://www.firstthings.com/article/2023/04/cold-war-contradictionsForeign Affairs: Fredrik Logevall – “The Ghosts of Kennan”https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/ghosts-george-kennan-lessons-cold-warForeign Policy: Michael Hirsh – “Is Cold War Inevitable?”https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/23/cold-war-george-kennan-diplomacy-containment-united-states-china-soviet-union/The New Republic: Patrick Iber – “George Kennan's False Moves”https://newrepublic.com/article/169557/george-kennans-false-movesTimes Literary Supplement: Harold James – “Kissing Stalin on the mouth”https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/kennan-frank-costigliola-book-review-harold-james/Washington Examiner: Damir Marusic – “The divided George Kennan”https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-divided-george-kennan

Constitutional Reform Podcast
Kennan: A Life Between Worlds (Guest: Frank Costigliola)

Constitutional Reform Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 107:57


Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by Frank Costigliola, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, to discuss his new book, Kennan: A Life between Worlds. They chat about why George Kennan was one of the most important, and complex, figures in the history of American foreign policy, his diplomatic career in the Soviet Union, his rise to fame and preeminence, and his swift fall from power and influence. They also discuss how Kennan was impossible to classify and whether his diplomatic vision holds any lessons for today. Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691165400/kennanShow Notes:Financial Times: Anatol Lieven – “Kennan: A Life Between Worlds — lessons for the containment of Russia”https://www.ft.com/content/76231e54-063a-4366-acd1-cecd314c470eFirst Things: Patrick Porter – “Cold War Contradictions”https://www.firstthings.com/article/2023/04/cold-war-contradictionsForeign Affairs: Fredrik Logevall – “The Ghosts of Kennan”https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/ghosts-george-kennan-lessons-cold-warForeign Policy: Michael Hirsh – “Is Cold War Inevitable?”https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/23/cold-war-george-kennan-diplomacy-containment-united-states-china-soviet-union/The New Republic: Patrick Iber – “George Kennan's False Moves”https://newrepublic.com/article/169557/george-kennans-false-movesTimes Literary Supplement: Harold James – “Kissing Stalin on the mouth”https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/kennan-frank-costigliola-book-review-harold-james/Washington Examiner: Damir Marusic – “The divided George Kennan”https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-divided-george-kennan

Bookstack
Episode 106: Frank Costigliola on George Kennan

Bookstack

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 30:25


George Kennan was a man of contradictions: an icon yet something of an enigma, a strategist who “used emotionally evocative language in the name of cool, calculated realism,” a bold thinker who warned of overreach. Frank Costigliola puts the architect of Cold War containment in a larger context in his new book, Kennan: A Life between Worlds (https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691165400/kennan). He joins host Richard Aldous to discuss our continuing fascination with this public intellectual par excellence.

KPFA - Letters and Politics
George Kennan: The Cold War Architect Who Opposed The War

KPFA - Letters and Politics

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 59:58


Guest: Frank Costigliola is the author of Kennan: A Life between Worlds. He is also a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. The post George Kennan: The Cold War Architect Who Opposed The War appeared first on KPFA.

The Brion McClanahan Show
Ep. 815: We Should Listen to George Kennan

The Brion McClanahan Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 34:21


Modern American foreign policy would look much different if we listened to George Kennan. It would be much more peaceful and a lot less expensive. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/support

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals
George Kennan's Life Between Worlds w/ Prof. Frank Costigliola (G&R 218)

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 57:02


In our latest, we talk with historian Professor Frank Costigliola, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, about the life of diplomat, architect of the U.S.'s Cold War containment strategy and, later, critic of U.S. policy George Kennan. We talked about Kennan's early life, his time in the State Dept where he penned "The Long Telegram" and a Foreign Affairs article that outlined "containment" as a strategy against the Soviet Union. We also talked about his later life as a critic of militarized Cold War policies, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War and the expansion of NATO. Bio// Frank Costigliola is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. His books include "The Kennan Diaries" and "Roosevelt's Lost Alliances." His most recent book is “George Kennan: A Life Between Worlds” ------------------------------------------------ Outro- "G&R Blues" by Moody Links// Foreign Affairs: Kennan's Warning on Ukraine (https://bit.ly/41eYUUy) Kennan: A Life Between Worlds (https://bit.ly/3mA9ZAD) Follow Green and Red// G&R Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast Where you find all the good news about G&R: https://greenandredpodcast.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.

The Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection
Tent Life in Siberia by George Kennan

The Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 786:28


Tent Life in Siberia A New Account of an Old Undertaking; Adventures among the Koraks and Other Tribes In Kamchatka and Northern Asia

The John Batchelor Show
#Ukraine: George Kennan warned not to separate Russia and Ukraine and not to expand NATO. Katrina vanden Heuvel, Nation

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 9:15


Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: George Kennan warned not to separate Russia and Ukraine and not to expand NATO. Katrina vanden Heuvel, Nation https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/george-kennan-warning-on-ukrainee

Nghien cuu Quoc te
George Kennan đã tiên tri chính xác về quan hệ Nga-Ukraine như thế nào?

Nghien cuu Quoc te

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 13:26


George Kennan, nhà ngoại giao xuất chúng và nhà quan sát quan hệ quốc tế người Mỹ, đã trở nên nổi tiếng nhờ dự báo về sự sụp đổ của Liên Xô. Một dự báo ít được biết đến hơn của ông là lời cảnh báo năm 1948, rằng sẽ không có chính phủ Nga nào chấp nhận nền độc lập của Ukraine. Xem thêm.

The John Batchelor Show
#Ukraine: George Kennan warned not to separate Russia and Ukraine and not to expand NATO. Katrina vanden Heuvel, Nation

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 9:20


Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: George Kennan warned not to separate Russia and Ukraine and not to expand NATO. Katrina vanden Heuvel, Nation https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/george-kennan-warning-on-ukrainee

KPFA - Letters and Politics
George Kennan: The Architect of the Cold War Who Opposed the War

KPFA - Letters and Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 59:59


Guest: Frank Costigliola is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of The Kennan Diaries, Roosevelt's Lost Alliances, and his latest, Kennan: A Life between Worlds. The post George Kennan: The Architect of the Cold War Who Opposed the War appeared first on KPFA.

Keen On Democracy
GEORGE KENNAN: A Life Caught Between the United States and the Soviet Union

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 37:18


In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Frank Costigliola, author of KENNAN; A Life Between Two Worlds. They discuss the life of the 20th century American diplomat George Kennan with a focus on: -- Kennan's role in the origins of the Cold War -- Kennan's interest in Freudian theory -- Kennan's love of Russian culture -- Kennan's history of womanizing and his imperfect marriage -- How Kennan would view today's war in Ukraine  -- The challenge for the historian of writing biography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast
Red-Baiting, the CIA's War in China, and Repression Politics: Interview w/ John Delury | Ep. 135

The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 82:40


What does war and violence abroad do to politics at home?  Why were early Cold War intellectuals obsessed with who "lost China?" And what did the realists of the 1940s and 1950s believe about not just the limits of American power but how US hegemony might be the road to fascism in America?  John Delury sits down with Van to discuss all that and more as part of his new book, Agents of Subversion: The Fate of John T. Downey and the CIA's Covert War in China. Buy the book: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501765971/agents-of-subversion/Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/undiplomaticSubscribe to our newsletter:  https://www.un-diplomatic.com

Intentional Performers with Brian Levenson
Nick Thompson on Value-Based Businesses

Intentional Performers with Brian Levenson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 66:11


Nicholas Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic and the former editor-in-chief of WIRED. Under his leadership, WIRED won numerous awards for design and reporting and launched a highly successful paywall. Thompson also wrote many features for the publication, including two cover stories on Facebook that have been cited multiple times in Congress. Thompson is a former contributor to CBS News, where he regularly appeared on CBS This Morning and CBS Sunday Morning. He is a cofounder of The Atavist, a National Magazine Award–winning digital publication and multimedia content management system that was sold to WordPress in 2018. Thompson previously served as editor of NewYorker.com. Before The New Yorker, Thompson was a senior editor at WIRED, where he assigned and edited the story that was the basis for the Oscar-winning film Argo. In 2009, his book “The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War” was published to critical acclaim. Thompson has long been a competitive runner; in 2021, he set the American record for men 45+ in the 50K race and is currently ranked as one of the top 10 masters marathoners in the world.   Nick had a number of amazing insights during our conversation. Some of them include: “I try to do my best within all the limitations of how darn hard it is to be a good parent” (10:30). “In some ways, [being a CEO and being a parent] are the opposite” (10:50). “My job as a CEO is to try to drive the organization in the best direction based on our most important values” (10:50). “I'm driving things more as a CEO, and as a father I'm supporting more and trying to help them find their way” (11:30). “My job is to make the business as successful as possible, as innovative as possible, as future-proofed as possible, so that we can sustain that mission of the magazine that's existed since 1857” (13:35). “We are open to a much broader range of opinions than our peer publications” (15:40). “I'm trying to develop a new platform for conversations that will allow people… to increase empathy” (18:20). “You start with the assumption you're going to do the absolute best content. You're going to do the best content you're capable of, and then you build the business model around that. You don't do that the other way around” (31:35). “Journalism is not a profession for people who are economically motivated” (32:15). “I got into journalism kind of by accident… I fell into it” (33:40). “You can come to something thinking about the right things, and then propose a solution that doesn't actually make things better” (37:55). “I look at every piece of data on every story” (43:15). “There's a period in the process of the creation of a story that is sacred and should not be touched by the people who care about the analytics, and that is the process from when the story is assigned to when the words in the story are finished” (43:40). “Being a good editor requires being able to juggle a whole bunch of things at the same time” (45:30). “The adrenaline flow of being a CEO is very different than the adrenaline flow of being a writer or being an editor” (47:00). “I've always been hyper-curious, which is something that's good for a writer. I meet someone new and I'm curious about who they are and what they do” (48:40). “[As a CEO], you have to be curious about how everything in your business works because you have to master it” (49:20). “I'm learning a lot, but am I getting smarter?” (50:15). “Running gives me a connection to the outside world, to the natural world” (54:20). “The discipline it takes to be a good runner rubs off on the discipline it takes to do well at work” (55:00). “You learn lessons while you're running” (55:05). “[Running and playing the guitar] are the two things I do in my life that are the most meditative” (57:00). “Making sure you're balancing the needs of the moment with the needs of the future is one of the great challenges of being a CEO” (1:01:10).   Additionally, you can find Nick's website here, and you can also follow him on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. I'd also encourage you to check out Nick's book, The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War, which you can purchase anywhere books are sold. Thank you so much to Nick for coming on the podcast! I wrote a book called “Shift Your Mind” that was released in October of 2020, and you can order it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, I have launched a company called Strong Skills, and I encourage you to check out our new website https://www.strongskills.co/. If you liked this episode and/or any others, please follow me on Twitter: @brianlevenson or Instagram: @Intentional_Performers. Thanks for listening.

Multipolarista
How the US military-industrial complex was created (with historian Aaron Good)

Multipolarista

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 86:12


A history of how the US military-industrial complex was created, with its deep links to Wall Street, following the National Security Council's top secret memo NSC 68: a blueprint for the first cold war. First cold war architect George Kennan wrote in 1987: "Were the Soviet Union to sink tomorrow under the waters of the ocean, the American military-industrial complex would have to go on, substantially unchanged, until some other adversary could be invented. Anything else would be an unacceptable shock to the American economy." VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iWEsD2Tm9mk This is PART 13 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast. PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL

Black Op Radio
#1115 – Jen Abreu, Walter Herbst

Black Op Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 101:41


  Jen Abreu is the founder of Redemption Row California Jen's website link: www.redemptionrowcalifornia.com Online press event on Wednesday, 28th Sept, by Angela Berry and Jen Sirhan was granted parole but Governor Gavin Newsom reversed the parole board's recommendation Phone call message from Sirhan Sirhan The Pantry Reject Penal Code 3041.2 Sign the petition here Sirhan going before another parole board on March 1st, 2023 Most Americans are heavily propagandized and so they don't think critically Part B: Walter Herbst; beginning at 23:45 Walter Herbst is the author of It Did Not Start with JFK: The Decades of Events That Led to the Assassination of John F Kennedy It Did Not Start with JFK: Vol 1: Paperback, Kindle It Did Not Start with JFK: Vol 2: Paperback, Kindle Both of these books are available on kindle unlimited subscription program For the interview regarding volume 1 of Herbst's book, please listen to episode 1109 Walter's website: www.herbstbooks.com George Kennan's policy of containment of Soviet expansion during the Cold War Lee Harvey Oswald at New Orleans Rose Cherami warned about the JFK assassination before it happened Guy Banister was part of the organization Friends of Democratic Cuba New Orleans was a hotbed of anti-Soviet and anti-Castro activities Oswald's fellow marine Kerry Thornley Second wallet found at the Tippit shooting Video: Oswald stunned to learn that he's charged with killing JFK (press conference) What the Warren Commission said happened could not have happened June Cobb translated The Shark and the Sardines into English June was a confidential informant for the FBN (Federal Bureau of Narcotics), and then later worked with the CIA The defector who wasn't !! What was Oswald doing among the White Russian community? Oswald's time in the Soviet Union Throughout his life, Oswlad seems to know things he shouldn't know Walter's email address: walter@herbstbooks.com Walter's facebook profile Walter is currently working on Vol 3 of the book series  

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
God's Cold Warrior: The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles w/ John D. Wilsey

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 69:32


On this edition of Parallax Views, a previously unpublished conversation with John D. Wilsey, associate professor of church history at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, about his book God's Cold Warrior: The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles. In past episodes, John Foster Dulles and his brother Allen Dulles have been discussed critically for their role in 20th century U.S. foreign policy. John Foster Dulles served as a Secretary of State and his brother Allen Dulles was a Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Both were major figures in the Cold War and were crusaders against communism. Previous Parallax Views guests such as Andrew Bacevich, Greg Poulgrain, and, most notably, Stephen Kinzer, who wrote The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War, have all been extremely critical of the Dulles legacy. John D. Wilsey, although sharing many of those criticisms, was interested in examining John Foster Dulles from a different angle. Namely the role of Dulles' faith in his endeavors as a diplomat and Cold Warrior. Specifically, what was the influence of Protestant Christianity on John Foster Dulles? In this conversation we delve into the theological framework that informed the ways Dulles thoughts about diplomacy and his view that Soviet communism was an existential threat to the U.S. We delve into the ways in which diplomat George Kennan found Dulles' framework and the religious influence on it to be dangerous and Manichean in nature. We also look at the way in which Dulles believed that the Church would play an important role in the fight against Soviet communism. Other issues covered include moral law and Christianity, the early life of John Foster Dulles, Christian nationalism (a subject that Wilsey has written extensively on), the view of the Cold War as a Manichean battle between good and evil, the paradoxes and contradictions of Dulles' thought and diplomacy, Protestant liberalism, the Federal Council of Churches, WWII, the Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation, Dulles as product of his time, U.S. covert wars during the Cold War, comparing and contrasting Martin Luther King and John Foster Dulles (Wilsey devotes a whole chapter to this in his book American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion: Reassessing the History of an Idea), and much, much more. Those looking for a conversation about whether Dulles was right or wrong in his views may be disappointed by this conversation. Wilsey's book is ultimately a religious biography of Dulles rather than a critical look at his role in foreign policy. However, I believe it nonetheless sheds light on Dulles and his thinking regardless where one stands on his whether his influence on U.S. foreign policy was positive or negative.

The Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts
The Sad Truth About American Foreign Policy

The Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 56:07


https://youtu.be/YynHmjv1hmQ After America emerged as the undisputed leader of the West in 1945, however, the shocks, reversals, and humiliations at the hands of Stalin were greater than those that had caused Britain to declare war in 1939. America, however, chose a different course. Embracing the wisdom of George Kennan, America pursued a policy of containment and conscious avoidance of a Third World War.   When Stalin trashed the Yalta agreement, terrorizing the peoples of Poland and Eastern Europe for whom Britain had gone to war, America was stunned and sickened but issued no ultimata. When Moscow blockaded Berlin in violation of Allied rights, Truman responded with an airlift, not armored divisions or atom bombs.   When Stalin's agents carried out the Prague coup in 1948, Truman did not see in Czechoslovakia an issue that justified war, as Churchill had when the Czechs were forced to give up the Sudetenland. America's answer was NATO, drawing a red line across Europe that the West could defend, as Britain should have done in that March of 1939, instead of handing out the insane war guarantee to Poland. And where the British had failed to line up a Russian alliance before giving its war guarantee, America enlisted ten European allies before committing herself to defend West Germany.   Unlike Churchill in the 1930s, American leaders of the late 1940s and 1950s believed that, while the fate of Poland and Czechoslovakia was tragic, both were beyond any U.S. vital interest. From 1949 to 1989, the American army never crossed the Yalta line. When East Germans rose in 1953 and Hungarians in 1956, Eisenhower declined to act. In 1959, Ike welcomed the “Butcher of Budapest” to Camp David. When Khrushchev built the Berlin Wall, Kennedy called up the reserves, then sent them home after a year. In the missile crisis of 1962, Kennedy cut a secret deal to take U.S. missiles out of Turkey for Khrushchev's taking Russian missiles out of Cuba. When the Prague Spring was crushed in 1968, LBJ did nothing. U.S. inaction was not due to cowardice but cold calculation as to what was worth risking war with a nuclear-armed Soviet Union and what was not worth risking war. When the Polish workers' movement, Solidarity, was crushed in 1981, Ronald Reagan denounced the repression but he neither broke diplomatic relations with Warsaw nor imposed economic sanctions.   Eisenhower and Reagan were not Chamberlains, but neither were they Churchills. Who ruled in the capitals east of the Elbe was not to them a vital U.S. interest worth a war.   – Patrick J. Buchanan, Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War p. 417-8 Article discussed: Our Greatest Strength is Liberty, Not Force by Jeffrey Wernick Kyle Anzalone on the Libertarian Institute Conflicts of Interest on Odysee Kyle Anzalone on Twitter Spotify

Nghien cuu Quoc te
Nguồn gốc hành vi của Trung Quốc (P1)

Nghien cuu Quoc te

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 11:42


Đối với nhiều người, cả ở Washington và Bắc Kinh, sự so sánh là không thể cưỡng lại: có một cuộc chiến tranh lạnh Mỹ – Trung, và các nhà làm chính sách Mỹ cần một bản “nâng cấp” của chiến lược ngăn chặn đề ra bởi George Kennan. Xem thêm.

The John Batchelor Show
1/2: #Ukraine: The return of NSC 68 (1950) and roll-back. Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Georgetown University Atlantic Monthly.

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 14:00


Photo:   G.K. [i.e., George Kennan] in Siberian exile dress, each piece given by an exile from the dress he had worn 1/2:  #Ukraine: The return of NSC 68 (1950)  and roll-back. Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol    Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.  Georgetown University  Atlantic Monthly. https://quincyinst.org/2022/06/01/cold-war-catastrophes-the-u-s-can-avoid-this-time/ Containing Russia is a good idea. Crusading against it is not. by Anatol Lieven https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/us-russia-cold-war-containment-ukraine/661146/

AlternativeRadio
[Ray McGovern] Hidden History of U.S., Ukraine, Russia Relations

AlternativeRadio

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 57:01


The February 24th Russian invasion of Ukraine has rattled the world and has unleashed misery, death and destruction. What prompted Moscow's attack? From their perspective, the expansion of NATO, a U.S.-led military alliance, up to Russia's borders threatens their national security interests. It went against assurances given by Washington that that would not happen. Years ago, George Kennan, the much venerated State Department diplomat warned against NATO expansion. With great foresight he said, it “would be the most fateful error of American policy in the entire post-cold-war era. Such a decision may be expected to inflame the nationalistic, anti-Western and militaristic tendencies in Russian opinion; to have an adverse effect on the development of Russian democracy; to restore the atmosphere of the cold war to East-West relations, and to impel Russian foreign policy in directions decidedly not to our liking.”

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed
The Learning Curve: Yale's Pulitzer-Winning Prof. John Lewis Gaddis on Cold War Lessons for Russia's Hot War in Ukraine (#80)

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 34:59


This week on “The Learning Curve,” co-host Cara Candal talks with John Lewis Gaddis, the Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of George F. Kennan: An American Life. He shares some of the wider background knowledge, major historical themes, and key events that today’s students should know about […]