The History of the End of the Cold War
How did the Cold War really end? Did the history books get it right? And is there a connection between the end of that era and contemporary issues like Middle East turmoil and Putin’s Russia? Wilson Center Fellow Diana Negroponte is writing a book that will review the history of the end of the Cold War. She provides a preview in this edition of Wilson Center NOW.
About the Guest
Diana Negroponte is a Public Policy Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Cold War International History Project and History and Public Policy Program. Previously she was a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Formerly a trade lawyer and professor of history, Diana focused on Latin America at Brookings. She researches and writes about the New Left, populism and the relationship between criminal gangs and state institutions. Negroponte holds a doctorate in government from Georgetown University. She also studied at the London School of Economics. She is a member of the board of Freedom House, the Leadership Council of Habitat for Humanity's New York City chapter, the board of the Women's Foreign Policy Group, and the board of directors of Opportunity International.
About the Host
John Milewski is the executive producer and managing editor of Wilson Center NOW and also serves as director of Wilson Center ON DEMAND digital programming. Previously he served as host and producer of Dialogue at the Wilson Center and Close Up on C-SPAN. He also teaches a course on politics and media for Penn State’s Washington Program
Guest
Diana Villiers Negroponte
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Cold War International History Project
The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War. Through an award winning Digital Archive, the Project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
History and Public Policy Program
The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs. Read more
