What was the cause of the end of the Cold War?

The end of the Cold War was a greater historical transformation than 9/11, but controversy persists about its causes. An article by Steven Erlanger in Monday's New York Times quotes the neo-conservative commentator Robert Kagan as saying that "the standard narrative is Reagan." But the standard narrative is misleading. read more

The end of the Cold War. When Mikhail Gorbachev assumed the reins of power in the Soviet Union in 1985, no one predicted the revolution he would bring. A dedicated reformer, Gorbachev introduced the policies of glasnost and perestroika to the USSR. read more

In Conclusion, despite the above mentioned factors leading to the end of the Cold War, Gaddis summarized the reason for the cessation of Cold War as military, ideological, cultural, economic insufficiency, and deficiency of the moral within the Soviet Union. read more