Cold War History: Containment and Coexistence Memorandum: Containment and Coexistence Memorandum

Author: Gaddis
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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 recognition as a "Soviet expert." From 1957 to 1979, he served as a senior official at the Central Intelligence Agency and the State Department, and later as the U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, directly participating in intelligence gathering and analysis on the Soviet Union and Europe, the handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and U.S.-Soviet strategic arms negotiations. From 1980 to 1994, he held a senior research position 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 previously unknown inner workings of high-ranking U.S. government officials' assessments, debates, and strategies regarding the Soviet situation at the time.