01:790:319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Communist Movement, Power Balance, Marshall Plan
26 Dec 2018
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Insist that kenna;s thinking either shaped or reflected administration - oversimplification. Comparison of his recommendations with the administration"s actions. Balance of power against attempts to remake it in the image of others. Particularist: not to remake the world in the image of the us ut preserve its diversity. Hierarchies of interest: differentiating between ivtal and peripheral. Goal: international order made up of independent centers of power able to resist. Geopolitical: europe and asia areas of great potential power - survival of us tied to theirs. Perimeter defence : assumed all rimland to e of equal importance. Strongpoint defence : defense of particular regions aka western europe and japan. Limited resources with which to fight - russians could drive us into bankruptcy. Truman doctrine request of raid would be evaluated based on. Us can choose most favorable terrion to confront ussr. Concentration on areas that were both defensible and vital.
