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Zbigniew Brzezinski

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As national security advisor, Brzezinski helped attain the 1978 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. Notably, Brzezinski orchestrated a departure from the Nixon administration's détent with the Soviet Union. Believing détent had only emboldened the Soviet Union, Brzezinski sought to challenge the Soviet Union on the grounds of human rights and international law.

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Picture of Brzezinski at the Munich Security Conference: No Changes Were Made. Source / Author: Tobias Kleinschmidt. https://securityconference.org/mediathek/asset/zbigniew-brzezinski-1916-01-02-2014/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MSC_2014_Brzezinski_Kleinschmidt_MSC2014.jpg License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/deed.en

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Pablo Mathis Pablo Mathis studied Security Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands and now pursued a Master at the Kings College London. Pablo’s main area of interest is national security, with a special focus on great-power competition and nuclear and conventional deterrence. When analyzing these issues, Pablo believes in adopting a historical perspective and building on various international relations theories.

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Mathis, P. (2023). Zbigniew Brzezinski. EPIS Insight · Security Policy & Defence.
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