One of Kennan’s great insights was that the US is well served by conflict among America’s adversaries. He welcomed Tito’s rise in Yugoslavia as an internal challenge to Moscow’s hegemony that he hoped others would emulate.
对手之间的冲突能让美国坐收渔利，这是凯南最精辟的见解之一。他欢迎铁托在南斯拉夫的崛起，并希望其他国家能够竞相仿效，因为惟其如此才能从内部挑战莫斯科的霸权。