Reinterpreting the End of the Cold War
Reinterpreting the End of the Cold War

Author: Silvio Pons

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-08-28

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1317531507

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As the activities of individuals, organizations, and nations increasingly occur in cyberspace, the security of those activities is becoming a growing concern. Political, economic and military leaders must manage and reduce the level of risk associated with threats from hostile states, malevolent nonstate actors such as organized terrorist groups or individual hackers, and high-tech accidents. The impact of the information technology revolution on warfare, global stability, governance, and even the meaning of existing security constructs like deterrence is significant. These essays examine the ways in which the information technology revolution has affected the logic of deterrence and crisis management, definitions of peace and war, democratic constraints on conflict, the conduct of and military organization for war, and the growing role of the private sector in providing security. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Contemporary Security Policy.

National Security in the Information Age
National Security in the Information Age

Author: Emily O. Goldman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1135754470

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As the activities of individuals, organizations, and nations increasingly occur in cyberspace, the security of those activities is becoming a growing concern. Political, economic and military leaders must manage and reduce the level of risk associated with threats from hostile states, malevolent nonstate actors such as organized terrorist groups or individual hackers, and high-tech accidents. The impact of the information technology revolution on warfare, global stability, governance, and even the meaning of existing security constructs like deterrence is significant. These essays examine the ways in which the information technology revolution has affected the logic of deterrence and crisis management, definitions of peace and war, democratic constraints on conflict, the conduct of and military organization for war, and the growing role of the private sector in providing security.

The End of the Cold War
The End of the Cold War

Author: Michael J. Hogan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-06-26

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780521437318

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This book, first published in 1992, examines the end of the Cold War and the implications for the history and future of the world order.

New Perspectives on the End of the Cold War
New Perspectives on the End of the Cold War

Author: Bernhard Blumenau

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-02

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1351744909

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This collection of essays makes a significant contribution to the historiography of the end of the Cold War. Research on the causes and consequences of the end of the Cold War is constantly growing. Initially, it was dominated by fairly simplistic, and often politically motivated, debates revolving around the role played by major "winners" and "losers". This volume addresses a number of diverse issues and seeks to challenge several "common wisdoms" about the end of the Cold War. Together, the contributions provide insights on the role of personalities as well as the impact of transnational movements and forces on the unexpected political transformations of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Geographically, the chapters largely focus on the United States, Europe, with special emphasis on Germany, and the Soviet Union. The individual chapters are drawn together by the overarching theme relating to a particular "common wisdom": were the transformations that occurred truly "unexpected"? This collection of essays will make an important contribution to the growing literature on the developments that produced the collapse of the Iron Curtain, the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. This volume will be of much interest to students of Cold War Studies, International History, European Politics and International Relations in general.

The End of the Cold War
The End of the Cold War

Author: David Armstrong

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1135188300

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Giving an overview of the origins and history of the Cold War, this work considers whether the Cold War is truly over, and what the effects have been on Europe, and the former Soviet Union, as well as US foreign policy.

Ending the Cold War
Ending the Cold War

Author: R. Herrmann

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2004-04-02

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1403982813

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Although in hindsight the end of the Cold War seems almost inevitable, almost no one saw it coming and there is little consensus over why it ended. A popular interpretation is that the Soviet Union was unable to compete in terms of power, especially in the area of high technology. Another interpretation gives primacy to the new ideas Gorbachev brought to the Kremlin and to the importance of leaders and domestic considerations. In this volume, prominent experts on Soviet affairs and the Cold War interrogate these competing interpretations in the context of five 'turning points' in the end of the Cold War process. Relying on new information gathered in oral history interviews and archival research, the authors draw into doubt triumphal interpretations that rely on a single variable like the superior power of the United States and call attention to the importance of how multiple factors combined and were sequenced historically. The volume closes with chapters drawing lessons from the end of the Cold War for both policy making and theory building.

The End of the Cold War and the Causes of Soviet Collapse
The End of the Cold War and the Causes of Soviet Collapse

Author: N. Bisley

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2004-04-30

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0230000541

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Soviet efforts to end the Cold War were intended to help revitalize the USSR. Instead, Nick Bisley argues, they contributed crucially to its collapse. Using historical-sociological theory, The End of the Cold War and the Causes of Soviet Collapse shows that international confrontation had been an important element of Soviet rule and that the retreat from this confrontational posture weakened institutional-functional aspects of the state. This played a vital role in making the USSR vulnerable to the forces of economic crisis, elite fragmentation and nationalism which ultimately caused its collapse.

The End of the Cold War
The End of the Cold War

Author: Christine Hatt

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780836852752

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Explores why the Cold War ended, including such reasons as the changing relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, economic problems, and the increase in nuclear weaponry worldwide.