In this memoir, Ambassador Raymond Garthoff paints a dynamic diplomatic history of the Cold War, tracing the life of the conflict from the vantage point of an observant insider who, during a 40-year career, participated in some of the most important policymaking of the 20th century.
In this memoir, Ambassador Raymond Garthoff paints a dynamic diplomatic history of the Cold War, tracing the life of the conflict from the vantage poi...
A Fascinating Analysis Based on Newly Declassified Documents from the Former USSR and Communist Bloc
On October 23-24 and November 3-4, 1956, the Soviet Union invaded Hungary to reassert strict communist rule. "The First Domino: ""International Decision Making during the Hungarian Crisis of 1956 " is the first analytical monograph in English drawing on new archival collections from East bloc countries to reinterpret decision making during this Cold War crisis. Johanna Granville selects four key patterns of misperception as laid out by Columbia University political scientist Robert...
A Fascinating Analysis Based on Newly Declassified Documents from the Former USSR and Communist Bloc
During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although effective on an operational level, Soviet leaders and their intelligence chiefs fell short when it came to analyzing intelligence. Soviet leaders were often not receptive to intelligence that conflicted with their existing beliefs, and analysts were reluctant to put forward assessments that challenged ideological orthodoxy.
There were, however, important changes over time. Ultimately the views of an enlightened Soviet leader, Gorbachev,...
During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although ...
During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although effective on an operational level, Soviet leaders and their intelligence chiefs fell short when it came to analyzing intelligence. Soviet leaders were often not receptive to intelligence that conflicted with their existing beliefs, and analysts were reluctant to put forward assessments that challenged ideological orthodoxy.
There were, however, important changes over time. Ultimately the views of an enlightened Soviet leader, Gorbachev,...
During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although ...
