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Abstracts Abstracts Norms, Heresthetics, and the End of the Cold War Matthew Evangelista The academic debate about the end of the Cold War has reached an impasse. Realists draw on evidence of economic decline and external pressure to explain the Soviet Unionâs retrenchment. Constructivists emphasize ideational change and Mikhail Gorbachevâs ânew thinkingâ as the source of accommodation. Neither approach sufªciently accounts for the fact that many powerful Soviet institutions did not support Gorbachevâs approach from early on, well before his decisions contributed to the disintegration of the country. Even so, Gorbachev persuaded inºuential people who disagreed with him to accept his policy proposals. William Rikerâs concept of herestheticsâthe use of language to manipulate the political agendaâgoes a long way toward explaining Gorbachevâs success. Heresthetics could be a way to bridge the gap between realist and constructivist approaches to international relations. Was the Cold War a Security Dilemma? Robert Jervis Under the security dilemma, tensions and conºicts can arise between states even when they do not intend them. Some analysts have argued that the Cold War was a classic example of a security dilemma. This article disputes that notion. Although the Cold War contained elements of a deep security
Journal of Cold War Studies – MIT Press
Published: Jan 1, 2001
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