Abstract

SA, Tiago Moreira de. The United States and the end of the Cold War. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2014, n.43, pp.15-29. ISSN 1645-9199.

As Henry Kissinger wrote, «The Cold War began at a time when America waited a time of peace. It ended at the time that America was preparing for a new era of conflict». This article examines the causes which led to the end of the East-West conflict, when nothing could anticipate it, and the role played in this context by the United States.

Keywords : United States; USSR; Ronald Reagan; Mikhail Gorbachev.

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