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In the early 1970s, while trying to wind down the war in Vietnam, President Richard Nixon made overtures to Moscow and Beijing that would usher in a new era of the Cold War: Detente. But the thaw in relations didn’t last long - the Iran Hostage Crisis and Soviet invasion of Af ...

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Day 191.Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war zone, the ongoing developments at the ZNPP and analyse what Putin’s snub of Gorbachev tells us about him and modern Russia. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Francis Dearnley (Assistan ...  Show more

President Reagan knew a detent with the Soviet Union wouldn’t win the Cold War. If we take off the gloves and force Soviet communism to compete with American democracy, he thought, the U.S. will prevail. In a phrase: “We win, they lose.” He was right. The U.S. won. The Soviet Uni ...  Show more