More enduring than all the insights George F. Kennan provided in his seminal essay “The Sources of Soviet Conduct” was one word: containment. This term organized U.S. thought during the ...

The American diplomat Professor George Kennan delivers six lectures on the history, impact and possible consequences of current relations between Russia and the West.

The George F. Kennan Chair in Russian and Eurasian Studies stands as a tribute to Kennan’s notable contributions as a leading scholar and statesman. The end of the Cold War unleashed a host of ...