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Zbig: The Man Who Cracked the Kremlin
“Kissinger opted for a strategy of accommodation with Moscow, while Brzezinski, claiming that the very nature of Soviet ideology and policies prevents stability, sought strategies for undermining the Soviet system. . . . In retrospect, Brzezinski was proven right and Kissinger was wrong.” —Shlomo Avineri in the preface Zbigniew Brzezinski, widely regarded as a key actor in the last half-century of American foreign policy, remains a high-profile commentator on current events and an influential critic of some policies of subsequent administrations. His intellect and eloquent wit have made him an irreplaceable and controversial part of the American scene. He continues to fascinate historians, journalists, and conspiracy theorists. This is not a conventional doorstop biography. Instead, Zbig focuses on Brzezinski’s critical and underappreciated contribution to the collapse of the Soviet Union—his lifelong mission.  

Utterly free of illusions about the nature of Communist power, Brzezinski advocated “peaceful engagement” as the best tactic for exploiting systemic Soviet vulnerabilities. His stand on human rights and his tutelage of and influence on President Jimmy Carter had a profound effect on the course of the Cold War.
Zbig also compares Brzezinski with his Harvard rival, Henry Kissinger—a strong proponent of realpolitik. Brilliant as Kissinger is, he did little to change American perceptions of the world in a lasting way. Brzezinski did.
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Zbig: The Man Who Cracked the Kremlin
“Kissinger opted for a strategy of accommodation with Moscow, while Brzezinski, claiming that the very nature of Soviet ideology and policies prevents stability, sought strategies for undermining the Soviet system. . . . In retrospect, Brzezinski was proven right and Kissinger was wrong.” —Shlomo Avineri in the preface Zbigniew Brzezinski, widely regarded as a key actor in the last half-century of American foreign policy, remains a high-profile commentator on current events and an influential critic of some policies of subsequent administrations. His intellect and eloquent wit have made him an irreplaceable and controversial part of the American scene. He continues to fascinate historians, journalists, and conspiracy theorists. This is not a conventional doorstop biography. Instead, Zbig focuses on Brzezinski’s critical and underappreciated contribution to the collapse of the Soviet Union—his lifelong mission.  

Utterly free of illusions about the nature of Communist power, Brzezinski advocated “peaceful engagement” as the best tactic for exploiting systemic Soviet vulnerabilities. His stand on human rights and his tutelage of and influence on President Jimmy Carter had a profound effect on the course of the Cold War.
Zbig also compares Brzezinski with his Harvard rival, Henry Kissinger—a strong proponent of realpolitik. Brilliant as Kissinger is, he did little to change American perceptions of the world in a lasting way. Brzezinski did.
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Zbig: The Man Who Cracked the Kremlin

Zbig: The Man Who Cracked the Kremlin

by Andrzej Lubowski
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Zbig: The Man Who Cracked the Kremlin

Zbig: The Man Who Cracked the Kremlin

by Andrzej Lubowski

Overview

“Kissinger opted for a strategy of accommodation with Moscow, while Brzezinski, claiming that the very nature of Soviet ideology and policies prevents stability, sought strategies for undermining the Soviet system. . . . In retrospect, Brzezinski was proven right and Kissinger was wrong.” —Shlomo Avineri in the preface Zbigniew Brzezinski, widely regarded as a key actor in the last half-century of American foreign policy, remains a high-profile commentator on current events and an influential critic of some policies of subsequent administrations. His intellect and eloquent wit have made him an irreplaceable and controversial part of the American scene. He continues to fascinate historians, journalists, and conspiracy theorists. This is not a conventional doorstop biography. Instead, Zbig focuses on Brzezinski’s critical and underappreciated contribution to the collapse of the Soviet Union—his lifelong mission.  

Utterly free of illusions about the nature of Communist power, Brzezinski advocated “peaceful engagement” as the best tactic for exploiting systemic Soviet vulnerabilities. His stand on human rights and his tutelage of and influence on President Jimmy Carter had a profound effect on the course of the Cold War.
Zbig also compares Brzezinski with his Harvard rival, Henry Kissinger—a strong proponent of realpolitik. Brilliant as Kissinger is, he did little to change American perceptions of the world in a lasting way. Brzezinski did.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781480460034
Publisher: Open Road Distribution
Publication date: 12/17/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 252
File size: 410 KB

About the Author

Andrzej Lubowski is a renowned Polish journalist and economist. In 1982, after the crackdown on Solidarity, he left Poland for Stanford University as a senior Fulbright scholar and professional journalism fellow. He later joined the Woodrow Wilson Center, earned an MBA at Berkeley, and spent almost twenty years in senior strategy positions at Citibank and Visa. After the transition to democracy in Poland, he began contributing to the country’s leading newspapers and newsmagazines, and is the author of a book in Polish on America’s strategic strengths and weaknesses. His newest book, The Year 2040: Is The West Destined to Lose?, was published in Poland in 2013 by Znak.  
Andrzej Lubowski is a renowned Polish journalist and economist. In 1982, after the crackdown on Solidarity, he left Poland for Stanford University as a senior Fulbright scholar and professional journalism fellow. He later joined the Woodrow Wilson Center, earned an MBA at Berkeley, and spent almost twenty years in senior strategy positions at Citibank and Visa. After the transition to democracy in Poland, he began contributing to the country’s leading newspapers and newsmagazines, and is the author of a book in Polish on America’s strategic strengths and weaknesses. His newest book, The Year 2040: Is The West Destined to Lose?, was published in Poland in 2013 by Znak.     
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