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containmentStrategic U.S. foreign policy of the late 1940s and early 1950s intended to check the expansionist designs of the Soviet Union through economic, military, diplomatic, and political means. It was conceived by George Kennan soon after World War II. An early application of containment was the Truman Doctrine (1947), which provided U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey. See also Marshall Plan. containment 1. the act or condition of containing, esp of restraining the ideological or political power of a hostile country or the operations of a hostile military force 2. (from 1947 to the mid-1970s) a principle of US foreign policy that sought to prevent the expansion of Communist power 3. Physics the process of preventing the plasma in a controlled thermonuclear reactor from reaching the walls of the reaction vessel, usually by confining it within a configuration of magnetic fields How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Such a policy, he argues, would be seen as a sign of strength "if it's bolstered by an active containment policy that makes it clear that those who dare harm us will be punished. Rajan Menon, a foreign-policy expert at Lehigh University, said: "The Indians will not be corralled into any kind of containment policy regarding China and Iran, but especially Iran". For example, he acknowledges that a "key weakness" of the Clinton administration's containment policy was that the "sticks" or threats on which it was based were too small, making it difficult to induce any real change in Iran's behavior. |
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