Talk:Containment

message: Though the term containment used today, most often refers to actions taken during the Cold War, its true definition fits such an example into a broader historical perspective. This being said, "containment" was a strategy discussed by Basil Liddell Hart during the 1930s and referred to a plan to prevent German hegemony over the continent by means of "collective security" and "limited liability" (see Azar Gat, A History of Military Thought (2001) pp.696-784).  Therefore, containment is a policy by which one nation prevents another from achieving complete hegemony (or an unacceptable degree of influence or military presence) over a continent or territory.  As a result, it can be seen that this concept stretches much further than the article would suggest.  I would be happy to amend the introduction to the current article if others feel as I do. The article itself is not factually wrong, it merely requires a more accurate introductory definition that places the word's later uses in their proper context.--Dio free 05:19, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article is not historically accurate 

message: In fact, this entire section may be irrelevant to the main topic.
: That's possible, although again it goes to far in asserting that containment was somehow turned on its head instead of being finessed. There isn't a "History of foreign policy in the Cold War" article, yet, though. --Dhartung | Talk 21:33, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Later developments" 

message: Good edits. nobs 02:57, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Various Edits

message: I know that Kennan is credited with the concept of containment.  But the origin of that particular policy is not clear by reading the Long Telegram.  It becomes more clear in the Clifford-Elsey Report which uses the terms "restrain" and "confine".  Shortly after the Truman Doctrine speech, the word "contain" starts to show up.  The X article uses the word containment.  So what am I saying?  I think that the background summarizing the Long Telegram (2/46), Clifford-Elsey Report (9/46), Truman speech (3/47) and X article (7/47) would add nicely to this article.  Clifford's work played a large role in Cold War policy but it is mostly overlooked because the report didn't go beyond President Truman's desk.  -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 02:48, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Origin of the use of the word containment

message: Why is the US policy the main article? When one hears the word "containment," does one think of US foreign policy? Dude1818 (talk) 19:40, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  US policy as main article 

message: I have a report w/ the vietnam war And Containment. HELP24.99.77.190 (talk) 00:29, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  HISTORY REPORT  

message: The opening section of this article states, "As a component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to increase communist influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, Africa, and Vietnam."  Why is Latin America not mentioned?  The USSR clearly took steps to establish communism (or at least to support communist governments) in that area of the world, especially in countries such as Cuba.  Furthermore, the US definitely responded to the USSR’s actions in Latin America - for example, in Cuba, there was the attempted Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Because of this, I will make an edit to the article to include a mention of Latin America.  If this edit is contested, please refer here to discuss why it is not appropriate.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1dareu2mov3 (talk • contribs) 21:14, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes this should be expanded Victor Grigas (talk) 03:14, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about Latin America?