One of this man's earliest writings was co-written with his mentor Carl Friedrich and offered a competing theory of totalitarianism to Arendt's. In his book Fragile Blossom this man argued against Herman Kahn's thesis that Japan would become a superpower by the 21st century, and he coined the term "Eurasian Balkans" in The Grand Chessboard. He believed the failure of the US to respond to the Ogaden War between Somalia and Ethiopia to be the major cause of the failure of the second round of SALT talks. Before his most famous post, he helped David Rockefeller found the Trilateral Commission. Perhaps his best-known blunders are his support for Operation Eagle Claw over the objections of secretary of state Cyrus Vance, 
One of this man's earliest writings was co-written with his mentor Carl Friedrich and offered a competing theory of totalitarianism to Arendt's. In his book Fragile Blossom this man argued against Herman Kahn's thesis that Japan would become a superpower by the 21st century, and he coined the term "Eurasian Balkans" in The Grand Chessboard. He believed the failure of the US to respond to the Ogaden War between Somalia and Ethiopia to be the major cause of the failure of the second round of SALT talks. Before his most famous post, he helped David Rockefeller found the Trilateral Commission. Perhaps his best-known blunders are his support for Operation Eagle Claw over the objections of secretary of state Cyrus Vance, and his policy of arming the Afghan mujahideen, part of his more aggressive anti-Soviet strategy following Kissinger's detente. For 10 points, name this Polish-born foreign policy wonk who is best known as the National Security Advisor in the Carter administration.
One of this man's earliest writings was co-written with his mentor Carl Friedrich and offered a competing theory of totalitarianism to Arendt's.
Zbigniew Kazimierz {Brzezinski }