Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia
George F. Kennan is well known as the preeminent American expert on the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the author of the doctrine of containment. In Mr. X and the Pacific, Paul J. Heer chronicles and assesses Kennan's work in affecting US policy toward East Asia.
Heer traces the origins, development, and bearing of Kennan's strategic perspective on the Far East during his time as director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff from 1947 to 1950. The author follows Kennan's career and evolution of his thinking as he subsequently became a prominent critic of American participation in the Vietnam War.
Mr. X and the Pacific offers readers a new view of Kennan, revealing his importance and the totality of his role in East Asia policy, his struggle with American foreign policy in the region, and the ways in which Kennan's legacy still has implications for how the United States approaches the region in the twenty-first century.
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Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia
George F. Kennan is well known as the preeminent American expert on the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the author of the doctrine of containment. In Mr. X and the Pacific, Paul J. Heer chronicles and assesses Kennan's work in affecting US policy toward East Asia.
Heer traces the origins, development, and bearing of Kennan's strategic perspective on the Far East during his time as director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff from 1947 to 1950. The author follows Kennan's career and evolution of his thinking as he subsequently became a prominent critic of American participation in the Vietnam War.
Mr. X and the Pacific offers readers a new view of Kennan, revealing his importance and the totality of his role in East Asia policy, his struggle with American foreign policy in the region, and the ways in which Kennan's legacy still has implications for how the United States approaches the region in the twenty-first century.
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Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia
George F. Kennan is well known as the preeminent American expert on the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the author of the doctrine of containment. In Mr. X and the Pacific, Paul J. Heer chronicles and assesses Kennan's work in affecting US policy toward East Asia.
Heer traces the origins, development, and bearing of Kennan's strategic perspective on the Far East during his time as director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff from 1947 to 1950. The author follows Kennan's career and evolution of his thinking as he subsequently became a prominent critic of American participation in the Vietnam War.
Mr. X and the Pacific offers readers a new view of Kennan, revealing his importance and the totality of his role in East Asia policy, his struggle with American foreign policy in the region, and the ways in which Kennan's legacy still has implications for how the United States approaches the region in the twenty-first century.
Paul J. Heer is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He is a veteran analyst of East Asia and spent three decades within the US intelligence community.
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Frank Costigliola
Until Mr. X and the Pacific, no historian has adequately examined Kennan’s beliefs and strategies about East Asia. Paul J. Heer has impressively addressed that need by tracing Kennan’s sometimes iconoclastic and always well-argued ideas about this vital region. This is a necessary book for readers interested in the Cold War in Asia as well as Kennan’s interests beyond the Soviet Union.
Hal Brands
Paul J. Heer has made an important contribution to Kennan-ology and the study of American statecraft in the early Cold War. As the United States approaches present-day problems of Asia-Pacific security, U.S. officials would benefit from reading Mr. X and the Pacific for an insightful take on the origins of America's postwar primacy in the region.
J. Stapleton Roy
This fascinating book by Paul J. Heer is a must-read for anyone interested in American foreign policy. In Mr. X and the Pacific, Heer provides invaluable insights into the thought processes of George Kennan, one of America's most renowned strategic thinkers.