The expert contributors examine the end of détente and the beginning of the new phase of the cold war in the early 1980s, Reagan's radical new strategies aimed

“[Matlock’s] account of Reagan’s achievement as the nation’s diplomat in chief is a public service.”—The New York Times Book Review “Engrossing .

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A new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of the smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

Vividly written and based on up-to-date scholarship, this title provides an interpretive overview of the international history of the Cold War.