Ch. 1. Gorbachev's Political Reform -- Ch. 2. The Collapse of the Soviet Economy -- Ch. 3. The Nationalities Problem and the End of the Soviet Union -- Ch. 4. Defence Policy and Arms Control -- Ch. 5. The Revolutions in Eastern Europe -- Ch. 6. Third World Policy and Regional Politics -- Ch. 7. The War in Afghanistan -- Ch. 8. The Gulf War, 1990-91 -- Ch. 9. Yeltsin and Domestic Politics -- Ch. 10. Regional Conflicts in the CIS -- Ch. 11. Russian Policy Towards the West -- Ch. 12. The Wars in Yugoslavia -- Ch. 13. Theories of the Cold War
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