Question

This man frequently corresponded with historian John Lukacs (“LOO-kach”) and served as an expert witness alongside James M. Gavin in the first set of Fulbright Hearings. One essay by this author of The Cloud of Danger that ambiguously referred to “counter-force” was attacked for creating a “strategic monstrosity.” One policy developed by this man, which was criticized by Walter Lippmann, had its strongpoint defense (-5[1])version replaced by perimeter defense thanks to (*) Paul Nitze’s drafting of NSC-68. (-5[1])This first-ever State Department (10[1])director of policy planning, (-5[1])the subject of a biography (10[1])by John (10[1])Lewis (10[1])Gaddis, (10[2])published an article (10[2])explaining (10[2])Marxism-Leninism (10[1])in Foreign Affairs under the pseudonym (-5[1])“X.” (10[5]-5[1])For 10 points (10[1])each, name this diplomat who articulated (-5[1])containment (10[1])in (10[1])his (-5[1])Long Telegram. (10[1]-5[1])■END■ (10[5]0[7])

ANSWER: George Kennan [or George Frost Kennan]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, American History>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%33%117.67
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%50%99.50
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y475%0%25%109.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y4100%0%0%99.25
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%89.50
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%0%92.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y450%0%75%110.50
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y786%0%14%100.67
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y250%0%50%118.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AWUSTL62-5
Aryan DesarapuMichigan AOhio State B74-5
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU AMaryland7810
Matthew SiffYale ABrandeis82-5
Seraphina CharlotteSee itSorted8710
Andrew ZengStanfordBerkeley C8910
Nathaniel HullBerkeley ABerkeley B9010
Justin WytmarIllinois APurdue9110
Cormac BeirneLSESay it9110
Joel MilesMinnesotaNotre Dame C9410
Michael KearneyHarvard ATufts9410
Danila KabotyanskiIndiana ANotre Dame A9510
Cooper RohColumbiaNYU B9510
Biniam AlaroUF AUF C9610
Leo LawUF BUCF102-5
Arnav SoodCarnegie MellonPittsburgh10310
Akshar GoyalIllinois BChicago A10310
Trenton BurgessIndiana BNotre Dame B10310
Alexander NicholsUCFUF B10310
Nihal ChatraJHU BJHU A10310
William GoldenHoustonTAMU103-5
Ben Russel JonesFour Times I Have Despised My SoulOxford School for Quizness10610
Noah ChinVirginia Tech AUNC A112-5
Richard PollardThe Crying of Team 493HK1MM11310
Yrwin BatanMITHarvard B11410
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateOhio State C115-5
Jacob GoodsonOhio State AMichigan B117-5
Graham TroyUNC BRIT A11710
Aditya PatnaikOhio State BMichigan A11810
Daniel LianMichigan BOhio State A1180
Michael DurrantOhio State CMichigan State1180
Ryan HappelSIUENorthwestern B1180
Charles HangWUSTLNorthwestern A11810
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BSIUE1180
Jonathan SchnipperBrandeisYale A1180
Keerthana KrishnanTexas BTexas A1180
Tony LiangTAMUHouston1180
Athena ShaddenTexas ATexas B11810
Jacob EgolDuke AUNC C11810
Vincent DuUNC AVirginia Tech A11810
Jaehyun ParkBUYale B11910