... as seen from the Kennan's Long Telegram which was circulated in the Truman administration a month later. In fact, American perceptions towards the Soviets might have changed as early as the post-Yalta Conference period in April 1945 when even Roosevelt, a perennial optimist, expressed his doubts about cooperating with Stalin. Hence, the Truman Doctrine was merely an articulation of the American policy ... ...

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... and air space in and over NATO aligned countries such as Turkey and Germany. Collective Defence mechanisms are, however, not without their limitations within region security. As witnessed during the post World War Two the lifespan of alliances can vary from many decades, with the creation of NATO, or may only last until the immediate threat has dissipated as happened with ... ...

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