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September 23, 2014
The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War
The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War:
Roundtable on James Graham Wilson, “The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev’s Adaptability, Reagan’s Engagement, and the End of the Cold War.” From the September 2014 edition of “Passport,” published by the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations. Featuring Jeffrey A. Engel, Chester J. Pach, Michael Cotey Morgan, Vladislav Zubok, Michael V. Paulauskas, and James Graham Wilson. http://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Improvisation-Gorbachevs-Adaptability-Engagement/dp/0801452295/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411524507&sr=8-1&keywords=wilson+triumph+of+improvisation
September 21, 2014
September 4, 2014
Gorbachev, Reagan and the End of the Cold War | History Today
Gorbachev, Reagan and the End of the Cold War | History Today:
Archie Brown: “This is one of the better books on the end of the Cold War.”
August 21, 2014
The history of the Cold War as it has never been told
The history of the Cold War as it has never been told:
"The Triumph of Improvisation" analyzes the end of the Cold War and the demise of the Soviet Union by revisiting the strategic legacy of the Reagan-Gorbachev era
August 2, 2014
The INF Treaty and Russia’s Road to War
The INF Treaty and Russia’s Road to War:
"Russian military leaders fear that they will be defeated in any major conventional engagement, and so must rely on nuclear deterrence to prevent an enemy from taking advantage of a battlefield victory."
July 29, 2014
Remarks on Signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty - 12/8/87
Remarks on Signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty - 12/8/87:
Reagan on INF Treaty: “a watershed separating the era of a mounting risk of nuclear war from the era of a demilitarization of human life.”
July 26, 2014
‘The Triumph of Improvisation’, by James Graham Wilson - FT.com
‘The Triumph of Improvisation’, by James Graham Wilson - FT.com:
‘The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev’s Adaptability, Reagan’s Engagement, and the End of the Cold War’, by James Graham Wilson, Cornell University Press, RRP$29.95, 280 pages If John Kerry ever gets to spend a day back home, the US secretary of
Key Figures at the End of the Cold War
Key Figures at the End of the Cold War:
Author and historian James Graham Wilson argues that the actions of four key figures led to the end of the Cold War: Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary of State George Schultz and Presidents Reagan and…
