Soviet foreign policy and the end of the Cold War
The ending of the Cold War in the waning years of the twentieth century continues to be one of the most unexpected and perplexing events of our time. Explanations provided by the winners and the losers in the Cold War differ considerably and often contradict each other. The author attempts to offer an answer to the question: why did it happen? by showing that the radical transformation of Soviet foreign policy during the Gorbachev years was part of a plan for internal democratic reform and an opening of Soviet society to the outside world.
