Cold War History (Memorandum on Containment and Coexistence)

Author: (American) Gaddis, with translation by Wu Niu and Wang Wei
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: The author began researching Soviet military affairs at the American think tank RAND Corporation in 1950 and gained prominence as a "Soviet expert." From 1957 to 1979, he held senior positions at the Central Intelligence Agency and the State Department, as well as serving as Ambassador to Bulgaria, directly participating in intelligence gathering and analysis of the Soviet Union and Europe, the handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and U.S.-Soviet strategic arms negotiations. From 1980 to 1994, he served as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, remaining deeply involved in the evolution of U.S.-Soviet and U.S.-Russian relations. As a key participant throughout the Cold War, through this book, he reveals the inner workings of U.S. government high-level assessments, debates, and strategic responses to the Soviet situation, which have long been little-known.