Ep 123: Sergey Radchenko on Soviet Motivations in the Cold War
School of War14 Maj 2024

Ep 123: Sergey Radchenko on Soviet Motivations in the Cold War

Sergey Radchenko, Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and author of To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power, joins the show to talk about the strategic aims of the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War and how the Soviets attempted to run the world. ▪️ Times • 01:17 Introduction • 02:32 A novel argument • 08:36 Power and recognition • 11:51 Who started the Cold War? • 14:55 The American dilemma • 17:09 Fukuyama • 21:21 Nuclear guarantees • 25:16 The shadow of WWII • 29:44 Flippancy and boredom • 32:06 Détente • 32:12 Backstabbing • 37:52 American lecturing • 45:39 Sources of Soviet collapse Follow along on Instagram Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack Follow the link to buy the book - To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power

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