title: George F. Kennan’s Strategic Thinking and the fourth-generation wars in the framework of the Cold War
abstract: This paper aims to analyze, in the light of the concepts of the theories of war and armed conflict and of strategic leadership and prospective analysis, the Cold War and the participation of Colombia in that historical period.Specifically, the subject is studied through the lens of leader George F. Kennan (1904Kennan ( -2005) ) and his policy of containment exercised by the United States in that war.In addition, it is intended to complement the analysis by delving into the conceptual contributio