The Human Factor, Gorbachev, Reagan, and Thatcher, and the End of the Cold War by Brown, Archie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover page Halftitle page Books by the Same Author Title page Copyright page Contents Illustrations Abbreviations and Glossary Note on Terms and Transliteration Introduction Part I

1. The Cold War and its Dangers

The Communist Takeover of Eastern Europe The Asian Battleground Change and Unrest in Eastern and Central Europe On the Verge of Catastrophe

2. The Making of Mikhail Gorbachev

The 1940s Moscow University Back to Stavropol

3. Gorbachev’s Widening Horizons

New Vistas Five Hours with ‘the Iron Lady’ Gorbachev’s Thinking on the Eve of Perestroika

4. The Rise of Ronald Reagan

Hollywood Politics Beckons

5. Reagan’s First Term

New Broom at the State Department ‘Evil Empire’ and SDI A Shift of Personnel and of Priorities Mixed Signals

6. Margaret Thatcher: The Moulding of the ‘Iron Lady’

Foreign Policy Influences Early Years of the Thatcher Premiership Falklands War and Relations with Reagan

7. Thatcher and the Turn to Engagement with Communist Europe

A ‘New Policy’ Ups and Downs of the Relationship with Reagan

Part II

8. Breaking the Ice (1985)

Stereotypes and Realities Tensions within the Three Governments Approaches to the Summit Geneva, November 1985

9. Nuclear Fallout Chernobyl and Reykjavik (1986)

New People and New Thinking in Moscow Chernobyl and its Impact Reagan Administration Wrangles over Soviet Policy Reykjavik Reaction to Reykjavik in Moscow, Washington, and London

10. Building Trust (1987)

Putting Political Reform on the Soviet Agenda Thatcher and the Puzzle of Perestroika Thatcher’s ‘Most Fascinating and Most Important Foreign Visit’ Shultz’s Battles in Washington and Progress in Moscow Shoring up the Domestic Base—Gorbachev and Reagan The Washington Summit

11. The End of the Ideological Divide (1988)

Intra-Elite Differences in Moscow Harmonizing Western Approaches Reagan in Moscow Gorbachev and Radicalization of the Programme for Change Margaret Thatcher’s Diplomacy The New Thinking Comes to New York

12. The End of the Cold War (1989)

The Bush Administration’s Soviet Policy: A Sluggish and Uncertain Start Gorbachev and the Pluralization of the Soviet Political System Gorbachev–Thatcher Diplomacy Deepened Gorbachev’s Activism at Home and Abroad Baker’s First Visit to Moscow Head of Government Diplomacy in Europe The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe The Malta Summit

13. Why the Cold War Ended When It Did

Leadership, Power, and Ideas The Military and the Economy Western Power and Western Influence

Part III

14. Unintended Consequences (1990)

The Soviet Domestic Context The German Question Margaret Thatcher and German Unification Diplomacy or War in the Middle East? Departure of Thatcher and Shevardnadze

15. Final Year—of the USSR and of Gorbachev’s Power (1991)

The National Question in the USSR International Politics before the Coup Crisis of the Party and the State The August Coup From Coup to Collapse

16. Political Leadership and the End of the Cold War: Concluding Reflections

The Importance of Engagement Leaders, Alternatives, and Outcomes Achievements and Failures The Turn to Triumphalism Drawing Lessons

Notes

Introduction 1. The Cold War and its Dangers 2. The Making of Mikhail Gorbachev 3. Gorbachev’s Widening Horizons 4. The Rise of Ronald Reagan 5. Reagan’s First Term 6. Margaret Thatcher: The Moulding of the ‘Iron Lady’ 7. Thatcher and the Turn to Engagement with Communist Europe 8. Breaking the Ice (1985) 9. Nuclear Fallout: Chernobyl and Reykjavik (1986) 10. Building Trust (1987) 11. The End of the Ideological Divide (1988) 12. The End of the Cold War (1989) 13. Why the Cold War Ended When It Did 14. Unintended Consequences (1990) 15. Final Year—of the USSR and of Gorbachev’s Power (1991) 16. Political Leadership and the End of the Cold War: Concluding Reflections

Acknowledgements Picture Credits Index

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