Russia & FSU
Rubles, Dollars, and Power: U.S. Intelligence on the Soviet Economy and Long-Term Competition
Rubles, Dollars, and Power: U.S. Intelligence on the Soviet Economy and Long-Term Competition
This response essay explores some of the key areas of agreement and disagreement between two recent articles on Cold War-era assessments of the Soviet economy.
Bill and Boris: A Window Into a Most Important Post-Cold War Relationship
Bill and Boris: A Window Into a Most Important Post-Cold War Relationship
Against the backdrop of an enormous power differential between their two countries, Clinton and Yeltsin established a close personal rapport. They used those positive feelings to interact effectively even when they were being frank in their disagreements, the…
Assessing Soviet Economic Performance During the Cold War: A Failure of Intelligence?
Assessing Soviet Economic Performance During the Cold War: A Failure of Intelligence?
For years, scholars have argued that economists and the CIA failed to see that the Soviet Union's economy was headed toward collapse. But are they right?