For decades, the 'concrete assurances' given to the Soviet Union about NATO's expansion remained a matter of dispute, buried in the personal notes of a diplomat who saw the betrayal coming.
By Vera Kessler ·
Intelligence analysts saw a strategic reorganization of power where a systemic meltdown was actually occurring, missing the social volatility that would end the Soviet Union.
By Roy Castellano ·
Cold War titans discussed the US addiction to Latin American narcotics and a president's failure to lead while Soviet subsidies were quietly slipping away.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Soviet security chiefs were blindsided by unilateral arms cuts while the party leader hid the true cost of the military from his own people to preserve a diplomatic image.
By Theo Marchetti ·
Soviet military leaders were blindsided by unilateral arms cuts while the party leader blocked the disclosure of the regime's true defense costs to protect his image.
By Constance Bell ·
A secret forecast dated four months before the August coup predicted the exact men and methods used to seize power—and whether the US chose to let it happen.
By Vera Kessler ·