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...Zbigniew Brzezinski, President-elect Carter's national security advisor, has named Robert A. Pastor, a teaching fellow and Ph.D. candidate in the Government Department, as Latin American Affairs co-ordinator for the National Security Council...
Sorensen was hotly opposed by Senator Henry Jackson and the AFL-CIO for being too dovish. But he had the crucial backing of Cyrus Vance, Carter's choice for Secretary of State, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, the new National Security Adviser. Sorensen worked closely with both on the Carter campaign in New York...
...Brzezinski has long been regarded as a hard-liner toward the Communists, yet he is far from a reflex cold warrior. He favors detente with Moscow but recommends greater caution and patience−and sometimes toughness−when negotiating with the Kremlin. Brzezinski also urges that the balance of power relationship with the Communist world no longer receive top priority. He calls for increased attention to the alliances with Western Europe and Japan, problems of the developing countries and global concerns like the environment and food supplies...
...harsh critic of what he calls "covert, manipulative and deceptive" diplomacy, Brzezinski is certain to advise Carter to bring not only the American public but also the allies into the early stages of policymaking. In a mock report card he drew up several years ago, he barely passed the Administration (marking it C) for its handling of relations with Europe, and gave it a D for its dealings with Japan. Brzezinski's most marked departure from Kissinger's approach may be in tone. While Kissinger with his cosmic sweep at times has seemed pessimistic about the U.S., Brzezinski...
...Zbigniew Brzezinski spent three hours with TIME Correspondent Christopher Ogden before Jimmy Carter's election, discussing the problems that will soon become his daily concern...