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• The end of the Cold War was the product of joint efforts. The leaders of the states that held the fate of the world in their hands demonstrated a sense of responsibility and political will. The tremendous changes that paved the way to freedom and democracy for all the peoples of Europe took place peacefully and without violence.
• One of the principles of our new political thinking is that security can never be achieved unilaterally at the expense of others. This was the conviction of the political leadership of the Soviet Union at the time. We proposed agreements to our Western partners that aimed to resolve existing conflicts, while taking the interests of both parties int...
• Three decades ago, no one doubted that the end of the Cold War was our mutual victory. It came about through dialogue and negotiations on the most complicated problems of security and disarmament, and through the improvement of bilateral relations. Without all of this, the Cold War and the arms race could have dragged on for several more decades. A...
• the West, the Cold War did not come to an end until the Soviet Union did. American leaders attributed this to a policy taken from a position of strength. They concluded that it was now necessary to further boost their military power, impose their own will and create a unipolar world, an American empire. The consequences are obvious, in the Middle E...
• global economy. Global Warming The World Meteorological Association has sounded the alarm: the global warming process is speeding up, and the growing concentration of greenhouse gases is causing global temperatures to rise to an ever more dangerous level.