HIST 410N Full Week 7: Case Study plus Discussions
HIST.410N Week 7 Case Study 6: Mikhail Gorbachev 1988 UN Speech
HIST 410N Week 7 Discussion 1: Cold War Nostalgia
In the years after the Cold War and the collapse of the bipolar order, the world has undergone significant changes. Chief among those changes has … a perceived deterioration of world stability, not only in terms of economics but also in terms of security. What indicators could lead one to conclude that in the years following the collapse of the Communist world, things have gotten more dangerous?
HIST 410N Week 7 Discussion 2: Brave New World
So…the Cold War is over. Time to do a victory lap and celebrate the primacy of American power. But the celebration seemed short-lived, as there were plenty of other concerns. Nothing is as it should be. Our adversaries are now our allies, and our allies are now competitors. The end of the Cold War knocked down the Iron Curtain, but it also destroyed conventional economic patterns. Is the end of the Cold War proving to be good for world peace, but not so good for world business?
