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Meeting with President Eduard Shevardnadze
On May 7, 2008 the former President of the Republic of Georgia and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Eduard Shevardnadze hosted me and Artemy Kalinovsky at his residence in Tbilisi, Georgia for an extended interview. The interview will be used in part in my book on the Soviet Union and East Asia.
CWIHP bulletin 16 is published
The Cold War International History Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center has published Bulletin No. 16 - "Inside China's Cold War," which, among other excellent pieces, features my joint article with David Wolff on the road to the Sino-Soviet summit of 1949-50, and my introduction to a collection of documents on Mongolia's foreign affairs during the Cold War. Download directly from www.cwihp.org.
The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War
Campbell Craig and I have completed our book, The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War. The book will be released by Yale University Press in August 2008.
Reviews:
“This is a sprightly and well-argued book that should be read by a wide audience.”—Lloyd Gardner, Rutgers University
“The authors offer a number of interpretations that will shape the debate on this topic. Interesting insights and judgments.”—Paul Boyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Meeting with Georgii Arbatov
On March 21, 2008 Artemy Kalinovsky (left) and I met with Georgii Arbatov, a long-time director of Moscow-based Institute of USA and Canada Studies, for an extended interview.
Meeting with President Kim Young-sam
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On September 19, 2007 I met with former South Korean President Kim Young-sam at his house for an interview for my forthcoming book "Gorbachev looks East"...
Jung Chang and Jon Halliday - Mao: the Unknown Story
Completed a short review of Mao: the Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday. I did enjoy the book, despite its shortcomings. The book is superbly researched and exceedingly well written. As for the twisted arguments, well... it is for each reader to decide. Looks like quite a few readers did not like my comments. Wonder why?
