The Owl of Minerva Flies Again

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The Cold War began about 80 years ago. It ended more than 35 years ago, leading to triumphalist attitudes in the West. Who started it? Who really "won"? Why are we still debating this? Because Cold War history continues to shape our world — and our minds. Our guests are historians Daniel Bessner and Vladislav Zubok.
Bessner teaches history at the University of Washington. He’s the co-host of American Prestige (americanprestigepod.com) and the co-editor, with Michael Brenes, of Cold War Liberalism: Power in a Time of Emergency (cambridge.org/core/books/cold-war-liberalism/4…).
Vladislav Zubok is an eminent historian of international relations at the London School of Economics and the author of The World of the Cold War, 1945 to 1991 (amazon.com/Cold-War-New-History/dp/0241696143/…).

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