Out of the Cold: The Cold War and Its Legacy

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Featuring first hand accounts by international politicians and diplomats along with analyses by leading scholars, this unique collection of essays provides insights from multiple perspectives to foster better understanding of international relations during and after the Cold War. Experts from both sides of the “iron curtain” shed light on the origins, struggles, ending, and legacy of the conflict that dominated the second half of the twentieth century and that still affects current East-West relations, the securing and dismantling of weapons of mass destruction, and the instability of many regions. With a particular focus on diplomatic relations, the book looks at the origins of the conflict from Yalta to Korea, the prelude to Détente from Cuba to Vietnam, followed by the move from Détente to dialogue. It then addresses such issues as strategic weapons, the impact of the war on scientific research, intelligence, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Lastly, it examines the legacy of the Cold War across regions of the world, including Europe, Japan, India, China, and the lessons to be drawn for today’s diplomatic relations and intelligence. With contributions from Howard Baker, Jr., Sir Anthony Brenton, Susan Eisenhower, Grigoryi Karasin, Alexander Likhotal, Kishan Rana, Ying Rong, and more, the volume presents a truly international treatment of a subject of global dimensions and importance. Students of politics and international relations will find it invaluable as will Foreign Service practitioners, and instructors teaching the Cold War and foreign affairs. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS CHRONOLOGY CONTRIBUTORS CHAPTER ONE Setting the context The ideological confrontation between East and West had a life of its own Reflections of a child of the Cold War CHAPTER TWO Origins and preliminaries Reminiscences of the wartime Big Three A Soviet perspective on Cold War origins An American perspective on Cold War origins A British perspective on Cold War origins CHAPTER THREE Prelude to détente Cold War developments in the 1960s America’s decade of self-perceived weakness The view from Washington The view from Moscow The view from Beijing CHAPTER FOUR From détente to dialogue Both sides had people working to prevent World War III We needed to find ways to restore American strength Détente had unintended consequences Thatcher, Reagan, and Gorbachev Gorbachev wanted a reform but brought a revolution On the end of the Cold War CHAPTER FIVE In the shadow of the bomb : The technology of the Cold War An historian’s perspective on technology and the Cold War Government-sponsored research and the Cold War Strategic weapons systems and the Cold War Strategic technologies and Cold War stability Carbon-fiber technology transformed strategic nuclear weapons The Cold War’s effect on science and scientists CHAPTER SIX Coming in from the cold : Intelligence in the Cold War Intelligence and the Cold War in context A Western perspective on intelligence during the Cold War The Soviet-bloc perspective on intelligence during the Cold War Submarine intelligence and the Cold War Cold War intelligence in perspective: Then and now CHAPTER SEVEN Ending the Cold War : Uncertainties and breakthroughs in Europe A broadcaster’s perspective on the collapse of the Berlin Wall A journalist’s perspective on the collapse of the Berlin Wall A Russian perspective on the collapse of the Berlin Wall A British perspective on the collapse of the Berlin Wall A German perspective on the collapse of the Berlin Wall CHAPTER EIGHT The European legacy Prelude to the new beginning Poland and the legacy of the Cold War Romania and the legacy of the Cold War Russia and the legacy of the Cold War Russia’s future and the illusions of a new world order Russia and the end of the Soviet Empire CHAPTER NINE The Asian legacy The view from India The view from Japan The view from China Understanding the legacy of the Cold War in East Asia CHAPTER TEN Reflections on the lessons of the Cold War The lessons of unintended consequences The retrospect is much clearer than the prospect The Cold War must never be repeated Avoiding future delusions and ignorance A fairly rough road ahead Taking the long view There will be no second chance BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX