Contents

List of illustrations

List of maps

Foreword

1 Origins of the Cold War

The orthodox or traditional

The revisionist

The post-revisionist

2 Cold War: 1949–53

The People’s Republic of China

The Korean War

Eastern Europe

Spies

NSC-68

Germany

Culture

3 To the brink and back: 1953–62

Lost opportunities

Khrushchev takes over

Khrushchev and China

Eisenhower’s New Look

The Geneva spirit

Poland and Hungary in 1956

The Berlin crises

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Khrushchev goes

Culture

4 The US and the Soviet Union in the Third World

The oil weapon

The Soviets rediscover the Third World

Bandung and the Non-aligned Movement

US interventions in the Third World

Iran

Iran’s nuclear programme

Syria

Egypt

Africa

Latin America

5 The Sino-Soviet schism

The Moscow conference

Nuclear weapons

The great proletarian Cultural Revolution

Conflict on the Ussuri

6 Cuba, Vietnam and Indonesia

Vietnam

Indonesia

7 The war of cultures

Journalism, architecture and sport

Religion

8 The Prague Spring

9 Détente: 1969–79

The Middle East

Ostpolitik

Disarmament

The Helsinki Accord

Nixon and China

Africa

Ethiopia and Somalia

The end of détente

Laos

North Korea

The challenge of Poland

10 The Islamic challenge: Iran and Afghanistan

Afghanistan

11 Cambodia-Kampuchea

12 Post-détente: 1979–85

Secret wars

Soviet youth culture

The Third World

The Iran-Contra affair

Andropov and Reagan: missed opportunities

Oleg Gordievsky

China

The Iran-Iraq War

13 Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War

Gorbachev and Bush

Gorbachev and Europe: our common home

The home front

Chernobyl

The 19th Party Conference

China

Eastern Europe

Poland

Hungary

The German Democratic Republic

Czechoslovakia

Bulgaria

Romania

Albania

Yugoslavia

Vietnam

Gorbachev faces more challenges

The Gulf War

Syria

Russia undermines the Union

The last summit

The attempted coup

14 The judgement

Why did the Cold War between the superpowers emerge in the years to 1953? 288

Why did the Cold War come to an end?

The Chinese explanation

Near misses

Graphs

15 The post–Cold War world

Russia

The economy

Foreign policy

Japan

The US

China

The crisis in the West

Religion

Women

Overview

BRICS

China in Africa

Chinese decision making

The Russian and American pivots to Asia

The South China Sea

North Korea

Cuba

Addendum

Further reading

References

Index

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Contents
5. List of illustrations
6. List of maps
7. Foreword
8. 1 Origins of the Cold War
   1. The orthodox or traditional
   2. The revisionist
   3. The post-revisionist
9. 2 Cold War: 1949–53
   1. The People’s Republic of China
   2. The Korean War
   3. Eastern Europe
   4. Spies
   5. NSC-68
   6. Germany
   7. Culture
10. 3 To the brink and back: 1953–62
    1. Lost opportunities
    2. Khrushchev takes over
    3. Khrushchev and China
    4. Eisenhower’s New Look
    5. The Geneva spirit
    6. Poland and Hungary in 1956
    7. The Berlin crises
    8. The Cuban Missile Crisis
    9. Khrushchev goes
    10. Culture
11. 4 The US and the Soviet Union in the Third World
    1. The oil weapon
    2. The Soviets rediscover the Third World
    3. Bandung and the Non-aligned Movement
    4. US interventions in the Third World
    5. Iran
    6. Iran’s nuclear programme
    7. Syria
    8. Egypt
    9. Africa
    10. Latin America
12. 5 The Sino-Soviet schism
    1. The Moscow conference
    2. Nuclear weapons
    3. The great proletarian Cultural Revolution
    4. Conflict on the Ussuri
13. 6 Cuba, Vietnam and Indonesia
    1. Vietnam
    2. Indonesia
14. 7 The war of cultures
    1. Journalism, architecture and sport
    2. Religion
15. 8 The Prague Spring
16. 9 Détente: 1969–79
    1. The Middle East
    2. Ostpolitik
    3. Disarmament
    4. The Helsinki Accord
    5. Nixon and China
    6. Africa
    7. Ethiopia and Somalia
    8. The end of détente
    9. Laos
    10. North Korea
    11. The challenge of Poland
17. 10 The Islamic challenge: Iran and Afghanistan
    1. Afghanistan
18. 11 Cambodia-Kampuchea
19. 12 Post-détente: 1979–85
    1. Secret wars
    2. Soviet youth culture
    3. The Third World
    4. The Iran-Contra affair
    5. Andropov and Reagan: missed opportunities
    6. Oleg Gordievsky
    7. China
    8. The Iran-Iraq War
20. 13 Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War
    1. Gorbachev and Bush
    2. Gorbachev and Europe: our common home
    3. The home front
    4. Chernobyl
    5. The 19th Party Conference
    6. China
    7. Eastern Europe
    8. Poland
    9. Hungary
    10. The German Democratic Republic
    11. Czechoslovakia
    12. Bulgaria
    13. Romania
    14. Albania
    15. Yugoslavia
    16. Vietnam
    17. Gorbachev faces more challenges
    18. The Gulf War
    19. Syria
    20. Russia undermines the Union
    21. The last summit
    22. The attempted coup
21. 14 The judgement
    1. Why did the Cold War between the superpowers emerge in the years to 1953? 288
    2. Why did the Cold War come to an end?
    3. The Chinese explanation
    4. Near misses
    5. Graphs
22. 15 The post–Cold War world
    1. Russia
       1. The economy
       2. Foreign policy
    2. Japan
    3. The US
    4. China
       1. The crisis in the West
       2. Religion
       3. Women
       4. Overview
       5. BRICS
       6. China in Africa
       7. Chinese decision making
    5. The Russian and American pivots to Asia
       1. The South China Sea
    6. North Korea
    7. Cuba
    8. Addendum
23. Further reading
24. References
25. Index

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Guide

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Contents
5. List of illustrations
6. List of maps
7. Foreword
8. Start of Content
9. Further reading
10. References
11. Index