... Ethiopia Geneva Accords 1988 Nicaragua Brezhnev Doctrine current actions hypothesis past actions hypothesis intentions assessment Soviet Union Ronald Reagan U.S. national security military capabilities selective attention capabilities strategic military doctrine behavior Cold War...

...This book gathers together decades of writing by the author, to address important questions about U.S. national security policy from the end of World War I to the global war on terror. Why did the United States withdraw strategically from Europe after World War I and not after World War II? How did...

... in their respective national memories. For policymakers in Washington, memories of the Cold War and dreams of human freedom tempted the use of excessive power with tragic consequences. Memory, culture, and values played a key role in shaping the evolution of U.S. national security policy. Berlin Wall democratic...