Dr. Juan R. Cespedes is a veteran educator, lecturer, and author. For nearly three decades Dr. Cespedes has shared his thoughts and research about history, politics, economics, and international relations with a wide audience.He is also the author of Collapse of the Soviet Empire, an analysis of the communism in Europe and Eurasia; War Interminable: The Origins, Causes, Practices and Effects of International Conflict; and the IB History Exam Study Guide: International Contemporary History 1848-2008. An advocate of maximizing individual freedom, human dignity and democratic government, he has t...