Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index.
Contents
The primacy of the National Security Council : beyond containment in Europe -- Bush and Gorbachev : the road to Malta -- Personal diplomacy : the reunification of Germany -- A glimpse of the post-Cold War world : the Persian Gulf War -- "When you lose your best enemy" : the collapse of the Soviet Union -- The prudent cold warrior : the foreign policy legacy of George Bush -- Timeline of events : George Bush and the end of the Cold War.