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Reports on the declaration made by the Soviet Union to end the cold war. Possibility of the end of the cold war in Western terms; Transformation of the political system of the country; Prediction that as the cold war draws to an end, the world will evolve into a multipolar system with five centers of power.

Focuses on the views of George Kennan, U.S. diplomat and historian, regarding the Cold War. Wish of Kennan to reopen an old debate about the nature of the Soviet power and about the intentions of the Soviet leadership; Analogies drawn by Kennan between the current intentions and behavior of Soviet leaders and those of Nazis; Flaw in Kennan's argument that among his real opponents today there are many who share his own assessment of the Soviets' motives but who draw far different conclusions.

Explores the possible reasons behind the move of the Soviet government to secretly install nuclear missiles in Cuba during the Cold War. Claims of writer Seymour Hersh on the action of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy with regards the Cuban missile crisis; Explanation given by Soviet leader Sergei Kruschev on the reasons for placing nuclear weapons close to the U.S.; Details of the events that led to the second Berlin crisis which was of besetting concern to both the U.S. and Soviet government; Items included in the Soviet proposal for a treaty.

Comments on factors that led to the dissolution of the Cold War and suggests that the West did not win, rather it was the Soviet Union that lost the war. Extent to which American foreign policy has contributed to the mellowing of the Soviet Union; Occasional failures of containment that doomed the Soviet Union; Lapses in the country's bureaucratic and economic system; Flaws in Soviet ideology; Impact of an increase in the cost of maintaining the Soviet empire on the nation's stability; Discrepancies in the Soviet communist form of government.

Assesses foreign relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. Paradox pointed to by the deliberate Soviet policy of driving U.S.-Soviet relations to their lowest point in their history; Soviet walkout from arms control talks and boycott of the Olympics; Implications on international relations and world politics.

Presents letters to the editor concerning articles about threats of nuclear attack on U.S. during the cold war period. Measures of precaution to counter the nuclear attack on the U.S. by Soviet Union; Effects of unilateral disarmament on the U.S.; Issues related to balance of power between the Soviet Union and U.S.; Soviet Union's refusal to symmetrical arms control proposals while continuing aggressive build-up of nuclear power since the 1960s.

Claims that newly released Soviet Union documents reveal that former United States President Ronald Reagan's main contribution to ending the Cold War was his willingness to make peace with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Refutation of the claim that the U.S. military build-up, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and U.S. military assistance to anti-communist insurgents under Reagan brought about the collapse of the Soviet Union; Emergence of Reagan as a peacemaker and a supporter of nuclear disarmament; Claim that Gorbachev's goals of reforming the Soviet Union and ending the confrontation with the United States were initially frustrated by the Reagan administration's hawkish actions; Account of Reagan's meetings with Gorbachev, which led to an agreement to eliminate intermediate-range missiles; Discussion of how Gorbachev used his stature as a peace negotiator to push through domestic reforms; Argument that Americans should celebrate Reagan as a peacemaker, not as a cold warrior.

Focuses on the uncertainty following the installation of medium range missiles by the Soviet Union Speculations regarding the intentions of the Soviet Union behind the installation; Hindrance created by the formation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) when it comes to the Soviet policy regarding Europe; Overview of events after the Second World War that led to the formation of NATO; Political developments in Europe in protest of the existence of NATO; Insight into some of the facts regarding the ongoing cold war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Presents letters to the editor on articles and topics regarding the politics and government of the U.S. Comment on the article "The Real Paul Warnke," published in the March 26, 1977 issue of the journal on political rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union regarding their nuclear weapons program; Possibility of socialism in the U.S. as mentioned in Henry Fairlie's "Passionate Rediscovery of American Socialism."

Focuses on the finality of the cold war between the U.S. and Soviet Union. Distinction of democracy and totalitarianism; Collapse of communism; Assessment of the American foreign policy; View that for American foreign policy, cold war is the most plastic hour since the end of the Second World War; Views on the American diplomacy; Information on the Soviet reduction in conventional forces and strategic nuclear weapons.