The most popular programs for the Post-Cold War Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=972 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 20:38:43 GMT Former President Richard Nixon discussed his book [Seize the Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World], published by Simon and Schuster. In his book, he assesses the challenges and opportunities facing the United States since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Mr. Nixon also shared his thoughts on domestic and foreign policy, and looked back on his own political career. This is the first of a two-part interview with Richard Nixon. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24604-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24604-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT The Aspin-Brown Commission released the results of its year-long review of the intelligence needs of the United States and how those needs have changed since the fall of the Soviet Union. The bipartisan commission was created by Congress to review U.S. intelligence activities in the post-Cold War world. The participants answered questions from the reporters at the National Press Club. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/70241-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/70241-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Pete Earley and Sergei Tretyakov talked about the post-Cold War world of Russian and American espionage. Mr. Earley is the author of [Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War], published by Putnam. Sergei Tretyakov, who was "Comrade J," oversaw Russian spy operations against the United States from 1995 to 2000, but was also a double agent employed by the FBI. The guest interviewer was Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum. Pete Earley is the author of eight books, including [Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring; Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness]; and [The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison]. Mr. Earley was formerly a reporter for [The Washington Post]. Sergei Tretyakov led Russian spy operations against the United States for the SVR, successor of the KGB, from 1995 to 2000. During his tenure he also served as a double agent for the FBI. Mr. Tretyakov defected to the United States in 2000. Peter Earnest is the executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Mr. Earnest formerly had a thirty-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which included twenty years in Clandestine Service. Peter Earnest was awarded the CIA's Medal of Merit for "superior performance" during his career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203175-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203175-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Marc Fisher discussed his book, [After the Wall: Germany, the Germans and the Burdens of History], published by Simon and Schuster. The book examines the relationship between East and West Germany after the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. Mr. Fisher, who served as the [Washington Post]'s bureau chief in Bonn and Berlin from 1989 to 1994, draws on personal interviews to conclude that the country is sharply divided and that East Germans continue to see themselves as second-class citizens. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/65756-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/65756-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Hal Brands talked about his book [From Berlin to Baghdad: America's Search for Purpose in the Post-Cold War World], published by University Press of Kentucky. In his book he analyzes America's foreign policy following the fall of the Soviet Union and prior to September 11, 20001. Mr. Brand reports that during this time the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations struggled to create a comprehensive policy that was easily communicated to the American public due to multiple objectives. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Hal Brands is a doctoral history student at Yale University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202130-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202130-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Robert Kagan talked about his book [The Return of History and the End of Dreams], published by Knopf. In his book he argues that the international stability predicted after the end of the Cold War did not emerge and that instead there is now a contest for power between liberal democracies, autocratic governments, and radical Islamists. The guest interviewer was Cliff May, president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Robert Kagan is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, and a columnist for [The Washington Post]. He is also the author of [A Twilight Struggle: American Power and Nicaragua, 1977-1990], and editor, with William Kristol, of [Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign and Defense Policy]. Kagan served in the State Department from 1984 to 1988. Clifford May, president of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, was previously associate editor of [The Rocky Mountain News] and a reporter for [The New York Times]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204777-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204777-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Wright and Mr. Kaplan debated the condition of the world in 2010. Mr. Wright discussed some of the themes of his book, [Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny], published by Pantheon Books, while Mr. Kaplan presented some of the arguments of his book, [The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War], published by Random House. Both books have been reissued by Vintage Books. The two authors focused on trends in international politics, and discussed the sources of disorder in the post-Cold War world. After their presentations, they answered some questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163151-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163151-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT The panelists discussed Mr. Kotkin's book, [Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970-2000], published by Oxford University Press. Combining historical and geopolitical analysis, Mr. Kotkin draws upon extensive research, including memoirs of dozens of insiders and senior figures, and recently released archive materials. They explained the factors that led to the demise of Communism and the USSR, putting the collapse in the context of the global economic changes from the 1970s to the present day. Mr. Kotkin also presented profiles of Boris Yeltsin and Mikhail Gorbachev. After their presentations they answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169713-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169713-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Members of the Global Zero Commission talked about the future of nuclear weapons reductions by the U.S. and Russia. Topics included the recommendations that the Presidents of the U.S. and Russia to reduce the number of nuclear weapons down to zero by 2030. They answered questions from the audience. The Global Zero Commission is a group of political and military leaders from the U.S. and Russia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287335-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287335-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Peter Baker moderated a discussion on the future of U.S.-Russia relations and the priorities of each nation as the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) expires on December 5, 2009. Panelists talked about a number of issues including nuclear nonproliferation, President Obama's call for renewed nuclear reductions, the changing nature of the international nuclear threat, and the use of ballistic missile defense systems. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285143-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285143-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Democratic presidential candidate Governor Clinton delivered a foreign policy speech entitled, "The New Covenant," which focused on the future role of the United States in the post-Cold War era. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/33576-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/33576-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT President Ford presented awards for excellence in journalism for work in various areas of national politics. Following the presentations he talked about Congressional oversight of intelligence matters, reports that intelligence and law enforcement officials should have known more about September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and national security in the post-Cold War world. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170359-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170359-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Henriksen discussed the end of the Cold War, and how that changed U.S. Foreign policy. He talked about U.S. foreign policy following the fall of communism, including U.S involvement in Panama, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He portrayed U.S. policies of intervention, regime change, and even humanitarian assistance as responses to rogue states, civil strife, and militant Islam. Finally, he analyzed the transformation from Washington's stability-first policies to its democracy promotion agenda in the Middle East, which threatens this crucial region with instability, necessitating a new grand strategy to confront terrorism and religiously motivated conflict. Following his remarks Mr. Henriksen responded to questions from the members of the audience. Thomas Henriksen is the author of [American Power After the Berlin Wall], published by Palgrave Macmillan. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203965-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203965-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Former President Yeltsin, now a member of the presidium of the Supreme Soviet, talked about the future of democracy in the Soviet Union, diplomacy, world peace, U.S.-Russia relations, and other topics. He also answered questions from audience members. He said, "We are all going to have to stop nuclear testing." Translation into English was by translator. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9073-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9073-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Experts discussed reasons for decreasing the size of the U.S. Army. Mr. Pena said that the United States needs to eliminate its obsolete Cold War era military deployments around the world and that security can be maintained with a smaller army. Mr. Goure agreed, saying that a larger U.S. Army is not needed and that the army must invest in new technologies rather than add new soldiers. After their presentations, both men answered audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186084-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186084-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Participants talked about the recent summit between President Bush and President Putin which resulted in a sweeping nuclear arms reduction treaty, and about the inclusion of Russia as a limited partner in NATO. Among the topics addressed were Russian policies under President Putin, U.S.-Russia relations following the Cold War, trade issues, and views about defensive weapons systems. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170284-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170284-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT Secretary Cohen talked about the climate of security in various areas of the world, including Eastern Europe and NATO. He also talked about terrorism in the post-Cold War era. He responded to audience questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/161686-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/161686-1 Tue, 04 Feb 1992 00:00:00 GMT