Sergey Radchenko
Historian of the Cold War and after. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor @KissingerCenter @SAISHopkins.
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I've noticed sometime ago that I tend to self-censor in presenting my views on certain aspects of international politics, and I wonder why this is. It's certainly not because of co...
Five predictions about Russia (since the war) that have not worked out: 1) That Putin would be overthrown in a palace coup (highly popular at early stages, less in recent months)...
A morning coffee read: this book by Henry Kissinger, first published in 1957. Part history, part philosophy, and a pertinent read for our own times. https://t.co/c7fameQBA4
OK let's discuss this (highly problematic) article in the Atlantic: https://t.co/D5PeDX5qTh. It suffers from a flawed understanding of Russia's history and certain messianic hubris...
So let me be a Kissinger oracle here for a second, since I've read a lot about Kissinger, I dare say more than many people on Twitter. The correct historical reference for interpre...
Reading Ivan Maisky's diaries. Incredibly rich. https://t.co/nA1wkliGZP. How about an account of Churchill's views on India and, for good measure, on war responsibility. From his l...