Gorbachev

The Madness of Nuclear Deterrence

by Mikhail Gorbachev

The dangers have only become more acute in the decades since I tried to convince Thatcher.

Unilateral U.S. nuclear pullback in 1991 matched by rapid Soviet cuts

Declassified documents tell inside story of “most spontaneous and dramatic reversal” of the arms race.

30 years ago today the world changed

That's when the USSR put Mikhail Gorbachev in charge.

Obama Should Model His Ukraine Policy on the Work of These Three Leaders

by Walter G. Moss

If Kennedy could make peace with Khrushchev, Brandt with Brezhnev, and Gorbachev with Reagan, is an honorable Ukrainian settlement with Vladimir Putin really impossible?

Three Lessons We Need to Heed from the Soviet Downing of KAL 007

by Walter G. Moss

Gorbachev and Reagan found a way to end the Cold War. Presidents Putin and Obama need to follow their example.