Soviet academic on end to Cold War

Title

Soviet academic on end to Cold War

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

26 May 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:28

Description

Georgi Arbatov, Director of the Soviet Academy of US and Canadian Studies played a significant role in arms talks between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. John Alcock reports and interviews him- he’s glad summits are becoming more routine and says foreign policy is changing slowly with the end of the Cold War. Audio muffled in places.

Contributors

Georgi Arbatov

Keywords

USA; USSR; International relations; Defence; International politics; Cold War; Arms control; Foreign policy; Europe; Ronald Reagan; Summits (meetings); Mikhail Gorbachev; East West relations; American (cultural identity); Academics

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