Kissinger and Brzezinski: The Nsc and the Struggle for Control of U.S. National Security Policy

Going beyond superficial comparisons of Kissinger and Brzezinski, this study, by comparing their views on world politics and on strategy and tactics for achieving national goals and examining the consistency of their beliefs and actions while in and out of office, finds that, despite Brzezinski's attacks on Kissinger, he shared many of his views and copied many of his actions while in office and that their policy-making behaviour was, indeed, strongly influenced by their shared beliefs. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-12 The Philosophical Beliefs of Henry Kissinger....Pages 13-37 The Philosophical Beliefs of Zbigniew Brzezinski....Pages 38-75 The Instrumental Beliefs of Henry Kissinger....Pages 76-99 The Instrumental Beliefs of Zbigniew Brzezinski....Pages 100-121 Kissinger Organizing Power for Decision-Making....Pages 122-132 Brzezinski Organizing Power for Decision-Making....Pages 133-146 Kissinger and the Adversaries: the USSR and the PRC....Pages 147-177 Brzezinski and the Adversaries: the USSR and the PRC....Pages 178-214 Kissinger and the Allies: Seeking a Common Policy....Pages 215-247 Brzezinski and Alliances: Trilateral Cooperation?....Pages 248-273 Conclusions....Pages 274-285 Back Matter....Pages 286-389 A study which compares Kissinger and Brzezinski and their impact on US national security policy. It examines their views on world politics, on strategy and tactics for achieving national goals, and their consistency in pursuing these beliefs when in office Gerry Argyris Andrianopoulos. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 360-375) And Index.