Preface; The authors; 1. Introduction Michael J. Hogan; 2. An end to which Cold War? Walter LaFeber; 3. The Cold War, the Long Peace, and the future John Lewis Gaddis; 4. Quiet cataclysm: some afterthoughts on World War II John Mueller; 5. Some lessons from the Cold War Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr; 6. Nuclear Weapons and European security during the Cold War Samuel F. Wells, Jr; 7. Victory in the postwar era: despite the Cold War or because of it? Alexei Filitov; 8. The wicked witch of the West is gone. Long live the wicked witch of the East Bruce Cumings; 9. The end and the beginning Ronald Steel; 10. A balance sheet: Lippmann, Kennan and the Cold War Richard J. Barnet; 11. Why did the Cold War arise, and why did it end? Raymond L. Garthoff; 12. A view from below Noam Chomsky; 13. The end of the Cold War in the Middle East Nikki R. Keddie; 14. The end of the Cold War in the Near East: what it means for historians and policy planners Bruce R. Kuniholm; 15. After the Cold War: the United States, Germany, and European security Hermann-Josef Rupieper; 16. The end of the Cold War: a sceptical view Denise Artaud; 17. The end of the Cold War, the new role for Europe and the decline of the United States Geir Lundestad; 18. The fading of the Cold War and the demystification of twentieth century issues Gar Alperovitz and Kai Bird; 19. The US government, a legacy of the Cold War Ernest R. May; 20. Foreign policy, partisan politics and the end of the Cold War Michael J. Hogan; 21. Beyond polarity in space and time David Reynolds; 22. A usable past for the future Robert Jervis.