A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan
A nation must think before it acts.
America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan
August 06, 2024 | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
About the Event
Paul Nitze was one of the architects of American foreign and security policy in the second half of the twentieth century. The primary author of NSC-68, a foundational document in American Cold War strategy, Nitze enjoyed a five-decade career in Washington’s highest circles, becoming especially a key figure in the arms control agreements of the 1980s. Yet Nitze may not be a household name for most Americans. In his new book, America's Cold Warrior, James Graham Wilson offers more than just a biography of an important policy intellectual. Wilson connects Nitze's career and concerns about strategic vulnerability to the post-9/11 era and the challenges of the 2020s, where the United States finds itself locked in geopolitical competition with the People's Republic of China and Russia.
In August’s People, Politics, and Prose, host Ron Granieri welcomes Dr. Wilson to discuss his book, Nitze’s historical legacy, and the continuing relevance of his career for the contemporary world.
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Speakers
James Graham Wilson - James Graham Wilson is a Historian at the US Department of State, where he is currently responsible for editing volumes in the Foreign Relations of the United States series on arms control and national security during the Reagan Administration.
