ændɹˈeɪ fˈɔnteɪn ɪz fˈeɪməs fɔːɹ hɪz hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl θˈiːsɪs, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ wˌɪtʃ ðə kˈoʊld wˈɔːɹ ɪn fˈækt stˈɑːɹɾᵻd æz sˈuːn æz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn wɪððə kˈɔːɹdən sˌænɪtˈɛɹ pˈɑːlɪsi.
André Fontaine is famous for his historical thesis, according to which the Cold War in fact started as soon as 1917 with the cordon sanitaire policy.