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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Introduction: Unexpected transformations?; Notes; 1. Threat or opportunity? Kissinger, Brzezinski, and the demise of the Soviet Union; Introduction; Outsiders; Oracles; The pause of 1989; â#x80;#x9C;Dangle something in front of Gorbachevâ#x80;#x9D;; Into the post-communist era; Notes; 2. The Nuclear and Space Arms Talks, George Shultz, and the end of the Cold War; Introduction; The Nuclear and Space Arms Talks, 1985â#x80;#x93;1991; (Re)assessment #1: The nuclear balance was not stable in the 1980s