“Putin wants to reestablish Russian greatness, not as the Cold War, but in 19th century empire terms.” WantWarTermCenturyGreatnessColdEmpiresCold WarPutin19th Century Author:William J. Clinton
“George Kennan and Paul Nitze were the Adams and Jefferson of the Cold War. They were there for the beginning, they witnessed its course over almost half a century, and they argued with each other constantly while it was going on. But they maintained throughout a remarkable friendship, demonstrating-as few others in our time have-that it is possible to differ with civility. Nicholas Thompson's is a fine account of that relationship, carefully researched, beautifully written, and evocatively suggestive of how much we have lost because such civility has become so rare.” WarCoursesLostHalfWrittenCenturyFineColdAccountsOur TimeRemarkableCold WarCivilityDemonstratingHalf A Century Author:John Lewis Gaddis
“They say that 'history is an argument without end.' In Thompson's skillful hands, this momentous argument between two old friends on the most critical issue of the last century is thus history at its best. Thompson's judicious and delicious depiction of Nitze and Kennan will fascinate anyone who cares about the Cold War or the ways that human beings shape the future.” WayHumansTwoWarEndsHandsCareLastsHuman BeingsIssuesCenturyColdShapesArgumentCriticalCold WarDeliciousWho CaresOld FriendsSkillfulDepiction Author:Jonathan Alter
“The twentieth century had dispensed with the formal declaration of war and introduced the fifth column, sabotage, cold war, and war by proxy, but that was only the begining. Summit meetings for disarmament pursued mutual understanding and a balance of power but were also held to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy. The world of the war-or-peace alternative became a world in which war was peace and peace war.” WorldWarUnderstandingEnemyCenturyColdBalanceWeaknessMeetingsAlternativesMutualCold WarFormalDeclarationFifthSummitTwentieth CenturyPursuedColumnsDisarmamentPeace WarSabotageStrength And WeaknessProxyBalance Of PowerMutual UnderstandingDeclaration Of War Book:Peace on Earth Source: Peace on Earth
“We have put the Cold War behind us. We no longer count our divisions and our warheads. And I am Russia's first civilian defense minister in many centuries. We have become more pragmatic.” FirstsWarBehindsCenturyColdDefenseRussiaMinistersDivisionCold WarCiviliansPragmatic Author:Sergei Ivanov
“The Cold War was really the great struggle of the 20th Century and it shaped American political life from top to bottom.” WarPoliticalStruggleCenturyColdBottomCold War20th CenturyPolitical Life Author:Jeff Sharlet