George Shultz and the 1982 Script for an Anti-Communist Ally
Human rights concerns were dismissed as a failure to "appreciate" a dictator's efforts in a record kept secret for decades while the US pushed for military aid
By Desmond Okafor ·
Ronald Reagan
Gorbachev and the March 11 Invitation to Washington
A Vice President hand-delivered a heartfelt letter to the new Soviet leader amid a state funeral, initiating a personal diplomacy that bypassed official channels.
By Roy Castellano ·
Reagan Administration Used 'Mental Instability' To Oust Ambassador
Jonathan Dean was stripped of his post after he clashed with Ronald Reagan over the empowerment of fundamentalists in Kabul and suspected the Israeli secret service killed a Pakistani president.
By Vera Kessler ·