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George Kennan
![Is H. R. McMaster the New Mr. X? Is H. R. McMaster the New Mr. X?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17255623169665.jpg)
Is H. R. McMaster the New Mr. X?
By Francis P. Sempa
Comparing McMaster’s China prescriptions to George Kennan’s famous containment strategy.
![The Case for Containing China The Case for Containing China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-prison1.jpg)
The Case for Containing China
By Francis P. Sempa
China, like the Soviet Union before it, is a peer competitor of the United States but it is not invincible.
![Why North Korea's Brinkmanship Will Never Stop Why North Korea's Brinkmanship Will Never Stop](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-16_13-56-34.jpg)
Why North Korea's Brinkmanship Will Never Stop
By Dmitriy Nurullayev
Playing up the idea of conflict with the United States is a key survival tactic for the Kim regime.
![Needed: A Long Telegram from Beijing Needed: A Long Telegram from Beijing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-28_13-53-04.jpg)
Needed: A Long Telegram from Beijing
By Francis P. Sempa
Washington could do worse than reflect on the wisdom, profundity, and erudition of George Kennan’s Long Telegram.
![George Kennan’s Geopolitics of the Far East George Kennan’s Geopolitics of the Far East](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-15_13-10-23.jpg)
George Kennan’s Geopolitics of the Far East
By Francis P. Sempa
A worldview based on "unsentimental calculations of the balance of power" and an understanding of human nature.
![Can George Kennan Guide 21st Century US National Security Strategy? Can George Kennan Guide 21st Century US National Security Strategy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-16_15-47-37.jpg)
Can George Kennan Guide 21st Century US National Security Strategy?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report by a Washington-based think tank argues that the US should heed the advice of the father of containment.
![How Much Do Strategic Thinkers Affect US Policy Anyway? How Much Do Strategic Thinkers Affect US Policy Anyway?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-12_17-42-03.jpg)
How Much Do Strategic Thinkers Affect US Policy Anyway?
By Robert Farley
Foreign policy sometimes reflects what strategic thinkers recommend, but that might be coincidence.
![Stephen Walt is Not Obama’s George Kennan Stephen Walt is Not Obama’s George Kennan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-10_03-31-27.jpg)
Stephen Walt is Not Obama’s George Kennan
By Zachary Keck
Commonsense and U.S. precedent are the architects of Obama’s Middle East foreign policy.
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The Golden Age of American Grand Strategy
From 1789-1898, America became a regional hegemon through Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine.
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China’s UnSexy Watchword
Trying to capture what US China policy should be in a single word is a waste of time, says Jim Arkedis.
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China’s UnSexy Watchword
Trying to capture what US China policy should be in a single word is a waste of time, says Jim Arkedis.
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