Zbigniew Brzezinski

Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (born March 28, 1928) is a Polish-American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman.

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March 28 - 1928 - Polish-American - Political scientist - Geostrategist - Statesman

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He served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. He was known for his hawkish foreign policy at a time when the Democratic Party was increasingly dovish. He is a foreign policy realist, and considered to be the Democrats' response to Henry Kissinger.

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United States National Security Advisor - President - Jimmy Carter - 1977 - 1981 - Henry Kissinger

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Major foreign policy events during his office include: normalization of relations with China; the signing of the SALT II arms control treaty; the brokering of the Camp David Accords; the "loss" of Iran; encouraging reform in Eastern Europe; emphasizing human rights in U.S. foreign policy; and arming Afghan mujaheddin to prompt, and then to counter, a Soviet invasion.

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He is currently a professor of American foreign policy at Johns Hopkins SAIS, a scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a member of various boards and councils.

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Johns Hopkins SAIS - Center for Strategic and International Studies

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In Polish his name is written Brzezi?ski and pronounced (ZBEEG-nyev bzheh-ZHEEN-ski).

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Polish - Pronounced

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