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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Jack F. Matlock Jr., ambassador to the U.S.S.R. from 1987 to 1991

The common assumption that the West forced the collapse of the Soviet Union and thus won the Cold War is wrong . The fact is that the Cold War ended by negotiation to the advantage of both sides.

[thanks to Chris Blattman ]
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