Zbigniew Brzezinski

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in Warsaw, Poland

March 28, 1928

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Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski is a Polish-American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. Known for his hawkish foreign policy at a time when the Democratic Party was increasingly dovish, he is a foreign policy realist and considered by some to be the Democrats' response to Republican realist Henry Kissinger.

Major foreign policy events during his term of office included the normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China (and the severing of ties with the Republic of China), the signing of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II), the brokering of the Camp David Accords, the transition of Iran to an anti-...more

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	The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy by Zbigniew Brzezinski (Text), David Ignatius, Brent Scowcroft 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Choice: Global Domination or Global Leadership 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Failure: The Birth and Death of Communism in the Twentieth Century 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the 21st Century 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Geostrategic Triad: Living with China, Europe, Russia by Zbigniew Brzezinski, John J. Hamre (Foreword by) 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Advisor 1977-1981 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Two Ages 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We have a large public that is very ignorant about public affairs and very susceptible to simplistic slogans by candidates who appear out of nowhere, have no track record, but mouth appealing slogans”
― Zbigniew Brzezinski

tags: americans, ignorance, politics, populism

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“Most Americans are close to total ignorance about the world. They are ignorant. That is an unhealthy condition in a country in which foreign policy has to be endorsed by the people if it is to be pursued. And it makes it much more difficult for any president to pursue an intelligent policy that does justice to the complexity of the world.”
― Zbigniew Brzezinski

tags: americans, foreign-policy, geopolitics, ignorance, populism

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“The technotronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values. Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen. These files will be subject to instantaneous retrieval by the authorities. ”
― Zbigniew Brzezinski, Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era

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