A. Better Safe than Sorry
- “Don’t Do Something; Stand There”
- “Status Quo Plus”
B. Gorbachev’s “New Thinking”
- Elections
- The Nationalities Question
- Poland (August 1989)
- Afghanistan and the Sinatra Doctrine
- Velvet Revolution (November 1989)
- Berlin Wall (November 1989)
C. Bush’s Old Thinking
D. Collapse of the Soviet Union
- Coup
- Boris Yeltsin
- Russian Federation
- Christmas 1991: Commonwealth of Independent States
E. Days of Glory
- Nicaragua
- El Salvador
- Panama
- Gulf War
F. Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Terms:
Michael Dukakis
James Baker III
Baltic Republics
Central Asia
Vaclav Havel
Nicolae Ceaucescu
Helmut Kohl
Manuel Noriega
Violeta Chamorro
Saddam Hussein
April Glaspie
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm