
Interest in the phenomenon of learning has been growing, driven in part by the advent of Gorbachev and by prospects for ending the Cold War. In this book, scholars explore the theoretical and practical implications of the evolution of US and Soviet leaders' beliefs in the past...

This book addresses an aspect of the theory and practice of foreign policy that has assumed increasing emphasis in the study of international relations. It provides a comprehensive analytical assessment of the role of learning in the development of U.S.-Soviet relations.

Interest in the phenomenon of learning has been growing, driven in part by the advent of Gorbachev and by prospects for ending the Cold War. In this book, scholars explore the theoretical and practical implications of the evolution of US and Soviet leaders' beliefs in the past...