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Can we learn from experience? Skip to content. Home; Here & Now: A Blog; Books. Reagan and Gorbachev IN THE UNITED STATES Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my Autopsy on an Empire that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: Chebrikov’s Xenophobia Throughout1987
AUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union . by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. As the United States ambassador to Moscow during the Gorbachev period and Ronald Reagan’s full-time go-between with the Soviet leadership, Jack Matlock couldn’t have been in a better position to observe the collapse of the Soviet Union. SUPERPOWER ILLUSIONS Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray— And How to Return to Reality by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Summary Argument. Myths about the way the Cold War ended, along with ideologies divorced from reality led America into a series of blunders that drained its power and increased the dangers to its nationalsecurity.
NATO EXPANSION: WAS THERE A PROMISE? The Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda asked me to write an article on what was said regarding NATO expansion during the negotiations concerning German unification in 1990.I submitted the following: This is not a simple question since much was said by many political leaders and most were proposals or ideas for negotiation,not promises.
EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991 4000 EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991: Watching an Empire Self-Destruct By Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Jack Matlock, FSO-CM, retired, was ambassador to the USSR from April 1987 to August 1991. UKRAINE: THE PRICE OF INTERNAL DIVISION Ukraine: The Price of Internal Division. Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jack. With all of the reports coming out of Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, and European capitals, the mutual accusations, the knee-jerk speculation, and—not least—the hysterical language of some observers, bordering on the apocalyptic, it is difficult to keepin mind the long
CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN EMBASSY Contacts with Russian Embassy. Our press seems to be in a feeding frenzy regarding contacts that President Trump’s supporters had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak and with other Russian diplomats. The assumption seems to be that there was something sinister about these contacts, just because they were with Russian diplomats. BACEVICH ON 24 KEY ISSUES THAT NEITHER THE WASHINGTON Andrew J. Bacevich has compiled an important list of the issues our principal media outlets have either ignored or given scant attention to. I could add at least a dozen more, and will if time and leisureallow.
JACKMATLOCK.COMHOMEHERE & NOW: A BLOGBOOKSABOUTREAGAN AND GORBACHEVAUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. This website provides a platform for discussing Jack Matlock’s books,HERE & NOW: A BLOG
Can we learn from experience? Skip to content. Home; Here & Now: A Blog; Books. Reagan and Gorbachev IN THE UNITED STATES Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my Autopsy on an Empire that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: Chebrikov’s Xenophobia Throughout1987
AUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union . by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. As the United States ambassador to Moscow during the Gorbachev period and Ronald Reagan’s full-time go-between with the Soviet leadership, Jack Matlock couldn’t have been in a better position to observe the collapse of the Soviet Union. SUPERPOWER ILLUSIONS Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray— And How to Return to Reality by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Summary Argument. Myths about the way the Cold War ended, along with ideologies divorced from reality led America into a series of blunders that drained its power and increased the dangers to its nationalsecurity.
NATO EXPANSION: WAS THERE A PROMISE? The Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda asked me to write an article on what was said regarding NATO expansion during the negotiations concerning German unification in 1990.I submitted the following: This is not a simple question since much was said by many political leaders and most were proposals or ideas for negotiation,not promises.
EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991 4000 EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991: Watching an Empire Self-Destruct By Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Jack Matlock, FSO-CM, retired, was ambassador to the USSR from April 1987 to August 1991. UKRAINE: THE PRICE OF INTERNAL DIVISION Ukraine: The Price of Internal Division. Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jack. With all of the reports coming out of Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, and European capitals, the mutual accusations, the knee-jerk speculation, and—not least—the hysterical language of some observers, bordering on the apocalyptic, it is difficult to keepin mind the long
CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN EMBASSY Contacts with Russian Embassy. Our press seems to be in a feeding frenzy regarding contacts that President Trump’s supporters had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak and with other Russian diplomats. The assumption seems to be that there was something sinister about these contacts, just because they were with Russian diplomats. BACEVICH ON 24 KEY ISSUES THAT NEITHER THE WASHINGTON Andrew J. Bacevich has compiled an important list of the issues our principal media outlets have either ignored or given scant attention to. I could add at least a dozen more, and will if time and leisureallow.
ABOUT | JACKMATLOCK.COM Biography. Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. Since retiring from the Foreign Service, he has focused on understanding how the Cold War ended and how the lessons from that experience might be applied to SUPERPOWER ILLUSIONS Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray— And How to Return to Reality by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Summary Argument. Myths about the way the Cold War ended, along with ideologies divorced from reality led America into a series of blunders that drained its power and increased the dangers to its nationalsecurity.
REAGAN AND GORBACHEV Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. In Reagan and Gorbachev, Jack F. Matlock, Jr., gives an eyewitness account of how the Cold War ended, with humankind declared the winner.As Reagan’s principal adviser on Soviet and European affairs, and later as the U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R., Matlock lived history: He was the point person for Reagan’s evolving LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The course analyzes the impact political leaders can have on international relations by examining case studies of specific decisions. The case studies deal with events of international importance over the past two and a half decades. They will include Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, and the end of the Cold War; Margaret Thatcher and the 2010 | JACKMATLOCK.COM Today’s New York Times has an article that points up a positive aspect of Wikileaks the opportunity for the public to appreciate the cogent analysis and creative writing of the U.S. Foreign Service. FALSE HISTORY: GENERAL MATTIS ON OUR “FOUNDING FATHERS When the memoir Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, co-authored by General Jim Mattis, former Secretary of Defense, and Bing West, arrived I did not have time to start a serious read but flipped rapidly through the pages.The flipping paused on page 177 and the following sentence seemed to jump to my attention: “If we didn’t have NATO today, we would have to create it in order to hold on to KOSOVO AND THE INTERNATIONAL COURT The ruling by the International Court of Justice that Kosovo’s declaration of independence did not violate international law (see Dan Bilefsky’s article in the New York Times today) will be used by the Kosovo government to argue that it entitles Kosovo to diplomatic recognition by other governments. Serbia will deny this and point out that the ruling was carefully limited, making clear OPEN MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENTS TRUMP AND PUTIN: YOUR OPEN MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENTS TRUMP AND PUTIN: YOUR TELEPHONE CALL. Posted on January 27, 2017 by Jack. As one who advised President Reagan on how to end the Cold War, I welcome your plans to discuss US-Russian relations tomorrow, January 28. Relations have reached a state that is dangerous for both our countries and, in fact, theentire world.
MAY, 2013 | JACKMATLOCK.COM This is the title of an article by David Bromwich to appear in the June 20 issue of The New York Review of Books. It is the best summaryI have seen of
COLD WAR II??? NOTES FOR A PRESENTATION The clarity of historical analysis and optimistic intent of the article is to be lauded. On the other hand, it is difficult not to share Sergei Lavrov’s view that Ukraine is merely a pretext for actions that have larger geopolitical goals. JACKMATLOCK.COMHOMEHERE & NOW: A BLOGBOOKSABOUTREAGAN AND GORBACHEVAUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. This website provides a platform for discussing Jack Matlock’s books,HERE & NOW: A BLOG
Can we learn from experience? Skip to content. Home; Here & Now: A Blog; Books. Reagan and Gorbachev IN THE UNITED STATES Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my Autopsy on an Empire that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: Chebrikov’s Xenophobia Throughout1987
AUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union . by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. As the United States ambassador to Moscow during the Gorbachev period and Ronald Reagan’s full-time go-between with the Soviet leadership, Jack Matlock couldn’t have been in a better position to observe the collapse of the Soviet Union. SUPERPOWER ILLUSIONS Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray— And How to Return to Reality by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Summary Argument. Myths about the way the Cold War ended, along with ideologies divorced from reality led America into a series of blunders that drained its power and increased the dangers to its nationalsecurity.
NATO EXPANSION: WAS THERE A PROMISE? The Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda asked me to write an article on what was said regarding NATO expansion during the negotiations concerning German unification in 1990.I submitted the following: This is not a simple question since much was said by many political leaders and most were proposals or ideas for negotiation,not promises.
EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991 4000 EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991: Watching an Empire Self-Destruct By Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Jack Matlock, FSO-CM, retired, was ambassador to the USSR from April 1987 to August 1991. UKRAINE: THE PRICE OF INTERNAL DIVISION Ukraine: The Price of Internal Division. Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jack. With all of the reports coming out of Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, and European capitals, the mutual accusations, the knee-jerk speculation, and—not least—the hysterical language of some observers, bordering on the apocalyptic, it is difficult to keepin mind the long
CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN EMBASSY Contacts with Russian Embassy. Our press seems to be in a feeding frenzy regarding contacts that President Trump’s supporters had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak and with other Russian diplomats. The assumption seems to be that there was something sinister about these contacts, just because they were with Russian diplomats. BACEVICH ON 24 KEY ISSUES THAT NEITHER THE WASHINGTON Andrew J. Bacevich has compiled an important list of the issues our principal media outlets have either ignored or given scant attention to. I could add at least a dozen more, and will if time and leisureallow.
JACKMATLOCK.COMHOMEHERE & NOW: A BLOGBOOKSABOUTREAGAN AND GORBACHEVAUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. This website provides a platform for discussing Jack Matlock’s books,HERE & NOW: A BLOG
Can we learn from experience? Skip to content. Home; Here & Now: A Blog; Books. Reagan and Gorbachev IN THE UNITED STATES Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my Autopsy on an Empire that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: Chebrikov’s Xenophobia Throughout1987
AUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union . by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. As the United States ambassador to Moscow during the Gorbachev period and Ronald Reagan’s full-time go-between with the Soviet leadership, Jack Matlock couldn’t have been in a better position to observe the collapse of the Soviet Union. SUPERPOWER ILLUSIONS Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray— And How to Return to Reality by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Summary Argument. Myths about the way the Cold War ended, along with ideologies divorced from reality led America into a series of blunders that drained its power and increased the dangers to its nationalsecurity.
NATO EXPANSION: WAS THERE A PROMISE? The Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda asked me to write an article on what was said regarding NATO expansion during the negotiations concerning German unification in 1990.I submitted the following: This is not a simple question since much was said by many political leaders and most were proposals or ideas for negotiation,not promises.
EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991 4000 EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991: Watching an Empire Self-Destruct By Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Jack Matlock, FSO-CM, retired, was ambassador to the USSR from April 1987 to August 1991. UKRAINE: THE PRICE OF INTERNAL DIVISION Ukraine: The Price of Internal Division. Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jack. With all of the reports coming out of Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, and European capitals, the mutual accusations, the knee-jerk speculation, and—not least—the hysterical language of some observers, bordering on the apocalyptic, it is difficult to keepin mind the long
CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN EMBASSY Contacts with Russian Embassy. Our press seems to be in a feeding frenzy regarding contacts that President Trump’s supporters had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak and with other Russian diplomats. The assumption seems to be that there was something sinister about these contacts, just because they were with Russian diplomats. BACEVICH ON 24 KEY ISSUES THAT NEITHER THE WASHINGTON Andrew J. Bacevich has compiled an important list of the issues our principal media outlets have either ignored or given scant attention to. I could add at least a dozen more, and will if time and leisureallow.
ABOUT | JACKMATLOCK.COM Biography. Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. Since retiring from the Foreign Service, he has focused on understanding how the Cold War ended and how the lessons from that experience might be applied to SUPERPOWER ILLUSIONS Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray— And How to Return to Reality by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Summary Argument. Myths about the way the Cold War ended, along with ideologies divorced from reality led America into a series of blunders that drained its power and increased the dangers to its nationalsecurity.
REAGAN AND GORBACHEV Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. In Reagan and Gorbachev, Jack F. Matlock, Jr., gives an eyewitness account of how the Cold War ended, with humankind declared the winner.As Reagan’s principal adviser on Soviet and European affairs, and later as the U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R., Matlock lived history: He was the point person for Reagan’s evolving LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The course analyzes the impact political leaders can have on international relations by examining case studies of specific decisions. The case studies deal with events of international importance over the past two and a half decades. They will include Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, and the end of the Cold War; Margaret Thatcher and the 2010 | JACKMATLOCK.COM Today’s New York Times has an article that points up a positive aspect of Wikileaks the opportunity for the public to appreciate the cogent analysis and creative writing of the U.S. Foreign Service. FALSE HISTORY: GENERAL MATTIS ON OUR “FOUNDING FATHERS When the memoir Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, co-authored by General Jim Mattis, former Secretary of Defense, and Bing West, arrived I did not have time to start a serious read but flipped rapidly through the pages.The flipping paused on page 177 and the following sentence seemed to jump to my attention: “If we didn’t have NATO today, we would have to create it in order to hold on to KOSOVO AND THE INTERNATIONAL COURT The ruling by the International Court of Justice that Kosovo’s declaration of independence did not violate international law (see Dan Bilefsky’s article in the New York Times today) will be used by the Kosovo government to argue that it entitles Kosovo to diplomatic recognition by other governments. Serbia will deny this and point out that the ruling was carefully limited, making clear OPEN MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENTS TRUMP AND PUTIN: YOUR OPEN MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENTS TRUMP AND PUTIN: YOUR TELEPHONE CALL. Posted on January 27, 2017 by Jack. As one who advised President Reagan on how to end the Cold War, I welcome your plans to discuss US-Russian relations tomorrow, January 28. Relations have reached a state that is dangerous for both our countries and, in fact, theentire world.
MAY, 2013 | JACKMATLOCK.COM This is the title of an article by David Bromwich to appear in the June 20 issue of The New York Review of Books. It is the best summaryI have seen of
COLD WAR II??? NOTES FOR A PRESENTATION The clarity of historical analysis and optimistic intent of the article is to be lauded. On the other hand, it is difficult not to share Sergei Lavrov’s view that Ukraine is merely a pretext for actions that have larger geopolitical goals. JACKMATLOCK.COMHOMEHERE & NOW: A BLOGBOOKSABOUTREAGAN AND GORBACHEVAUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. This website provides a platform for discussing Jack Matlock’s books, ABOUT | JACKMATLOCK.COM Biography. Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. IN THE UNITED STATES Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my Autopsy on an Empire that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: Chebrikov’s Xenophobia Throughout1987
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Can we learn from experience? Skip to content. Home; Here & Now: A Blog; Books. Reagan and Gorbachev LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Political Leadership in International Relations. Outline of Course Taught by Jack Matlock. The course analyzes the impact political leaders can have on international relations by examining case studies of specific decisions. AUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union . by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. As the United States ambassador to Moscow during the Gorbachev period and Ronald Reagan’s full-time go-between with the Soviet leadership, Jack Matlock couldn’t have been in a better position to observe the collapse of the Soviet Union. NATO EXPANSION: WAS THERE A PROMISE? The Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda asked me to write an article on what was said regarding NATO expansion during the negotiations concerning German unification in 1990.I submitted the following: This is not a simple question since much was said by many political leaders and most were proposals or ideas for negotiation,not promises.
EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991 4000 EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991: Watching an Empire Self-Destruct By Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Jack Matlock, FSO-CM, retired, was ambassador to the USSR from April 1987 to August 1991. CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN EMBASSY 7 Responses to Contacts with Russian Embassy. Pingback: Anti-Russia Witch Hunt | We Seek the Truth! Pingback: Anti-Russia Witch Hunt - It bears all the marks of a police state.- Patriot Rising. Pingback: Russian Foreign Affairs – March, 2017 – Geohistory Pingback: Why Do We Want a Cooperative Relationship With Russia?- Is It 2020 Yet? Pingback: The New York Times 1917 – 2017: Publishing UKRAINE: THE PRICE OF INTERNAL DIVISION With all of the reports coming out of Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, and European capitals, the mutual accusations, the knee-jerk speculation, and—not least—the hysterical language of some observers, bordering on the apocalyptic, it is difficult to keep in JACKMATLOCK.COMHOMEHERE & NOW: A BLOGBOOKSABOUTREAGAN AND GORBACHEVAUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. This website provides a platform for discussing Jack Matlock’s books, ABOUT | JACKMATLOCK.COM Biography. Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. IN THE UNITED STATES Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my Autopsy on an Empire that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: Chebrikov’s Xenophobia Throughout1987
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Can we learn from experience? Skip to content. Home; Here & Now: A Blog; Books. Reagan and Gorbachev LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Political Leadership in International Relations. Outline of Course Taught by Jack Matlock. The course analyzes the impact political leaders can have on international relations by examining case studies of specific decisions. AUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union . by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. As the United States ambassador to Moscow during the Gorbachev period and Ronald Reagan’s full-time go-between with the Soviet leadership, Jack Matlock couldn’t have been in a better position to observe the collapse of the Soviet Union. NATO EXPANSION: WAS THERE A PROMISE? The Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda asked me to write an article on what was said regarding NATO expansion during the negotiations concerning German unification in 1990.I submitted the following: This is not a simple question since much was said by many political leaders and most were proposals or ideas for negotiation,not promises.
EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991 4000 EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991: Watching an Empire Self-Destruct By Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Jack Matlock, FSO-CM, retired, was ambassador to the USSR from April 1987 to August 1991. CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN EMBASSY 7 Responses to Contacts with Russian Embassy. Pingback: Anti-Russia Witch Hunt | We Seek the Truth! Pingback: Anti-Russia Witch Hunt - It bears all the marks of a police state.- Patriot Rising. Pingback: Russian Foreign Affairs – March, 2017 – Geohistory Pingback: Why Do We Want a Cooperative Relationship With Russia?- Is It 2020 Yet? Pingback: The New York Times 1917 – 2017: Publishing UKRAINE: THE PRICE OF INTERNAL DIVISION With all of the reports coming out of Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, and European capitals, the mutual accusations, the knee-jerk speculation, and—not least—the hysterical language of some observers, bordering on the apocalyptic, it is difficult to keep in ABOUT | JACKMATLOCK.COM Biography. Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended.RECOMMENDED BOOKS
In my opinion, the most balanced treatment of Vladimir Putin can be found in Allen C. Lynch’s Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft, Potomac Books, 2011.Professor Lynch offers an insightful portrait of the Russian president as a person and an excellent description of how he came to power and what he did with it during his first two terms.ARTS AND LETTERS
Since I write and lecture mainly about international relations and twentieth-century diplomatic history, most of my reading is related and leaves little time for fiction. SUPERPOWER ILLUSIONS Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray— And How to Return to Reality by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Summary Argument. Myths about the way the Cold War ended, along with ideologies divorced from reality led America into a series of blunders that drained its power and increased the dangers to its nationalsecurity.
FALSE HISTORY: GENERAL MATTIS ON OUR “FOUNDING FATHERS When the memoir Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, co-authored by General Jim Mattis, former Secretary of Defense, and Bing West, arrived I did not have time to start a serious read but flipped rapidly through the pages.The flipping paused on page 177 and the following sentence seemed to jump to my attention: “If we didn’t have NATO today, we would have to create it in order to hold on to GORBACHEV’S ACHIEVEMENTS Oxford Professor Archie Brown, who has written several insightful studies of Gorbachev and, most recently, a much acclaimed The Rise and Fall of Communism, summarized in a recent posting what he considers Gorbachev’s twelve most significant achievements. He points out that the list is not exhaustive (there were other changes for the better), but the following are twelve fundamental breaks COLD WAR II??? NOTES FOR A PRESENTATION The clarity of historical analysis and optimistic intent of the article is to be lauded. On the other hand, it is difficult not to share Sergei Lavrov’s view that Ukraine is merely a pretext for actions that have larger geopolitical goals. EUROPE, INDIAN OCEAN & SOUTHEAST ASIA GRAND ADVENTURE First Cruise: Indian Ocean & Europe Grand Adventure From London (Southampton), England to Singapore October 21-November 28, 2018 NOTE: This cruise is also available in two segments: London to Rome and Rometo Singapore.
UKRAINE AND THE UNITED STATES Implications of Victoria Nuland’s Candid Remark. As a friend and admirer of both Russian and Ukrainian peoples and culture, I have been following the dramatic events in Kyiv since November with both sympathy for the Ukrainian protesters and concern that none of the offers from the outside will actually help them solve their most fundamental long-term problems. OPEN MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENTS TRUMP AND PUTIN: YOUR As one who advised President Reagan on how to end the Cold War, I welcome your plans to discuss US-Russian relations tomorrow, January 28. Relations have reached a state that is dangerous for both our countries and, in fact, the entire world. JACKMATLOCK.COMHOMEHERE & NOW: A BLOGBOOKSABOUTREAGAN AND GORBACHEVAUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. This website provides a platform for discussing Jack Matlock’s books,HERE & NOW: A BLOG
Can we learn from experience? Skip to content. Home; Here & Now: A Blog; Books. Reagan and Gorbachev IN THE UNITED STATES Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my Autopsy on an Empire that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: Chebrikov’s Xenophobia Throughout1987
AUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union . by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. As the United States ambassador to Moscow during the Gorbachev period and Ronald Reagan’s full-time go-between with the Soviet leadership, Jack Matlock couldn’t have been in a better position to observe the collapse of the Soviet Union. NATO EXPANSION: WAS THERE A PROMISE? The Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda asked me to write an article on what was said regarding NATO expansion during the negotiations concerning German unification in 1990.I submitted the following: This is not a simple question since much was said by many political leaders and most were proposals or ideas for negotiation,not promises.
FALSE HISTORY: GENERAL MATTIS ON OUR “FOUNDING FATHERS When the memoir Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, co-authored by General Jim Mattis, former Secretary of Defense, and Bing West, arrived I did not have time to start a serious read but flipped rapidly through the pages.The flipping paused on page 177 and the following sentence seemed to jump to my attention: “If we didn’t have NATO today, we would have to create it in order to hold on to UKRAINE: THE PRICE OF INTERNAL DIVISION Ukraine: The Price of Internal Division. Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jack. With all of the reports coming out of Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, and European capitals, the mutual accusations, the knee-jerk speculation, and—not least—the hysterical language of some observers, bordering on the apocalyptic, it is difficult to keepin mind the long
MAY, 2013 | JACKMATLOCK.COM This is the title of an article by David Bromwich to appear in the June 20 issue of The New York Review of Books. It is the best summaryI have seen of
CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN EMBASSY Contacts with Russian Embassy. Our press seems to be in a feeding frenzy regarding contacts that President Trump’s supporters had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak and with other Russian diplomats. The assumption seems to be that there was something sinister about these contacts, just because they were with Russian diplomats.MARCH, 2012
Most observers assume that Vladimir Putin will win on the first ballot in Sunday’s election. That is as close to certain as anything in the future can be, but the interesting question will be whether extensive fraud will be required JACKMATLOCK.COMHOMEHERE & NOW: A BLOGBOOKSABOUTREAGAN AND GORBACHEVAUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Jack Matlock is a career diplomat who served on the front lines of American diplomacy during the Cold War and was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended. This website provides a platform for discussing Jack Matlock’s books,HERE & NOW: A BLOG
Can we learn from experience? Skip to content. Home; Here & Now: A Blog; Books. Reagan and Gorbachev IN THE UNITED STATES Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my Autopsy on an Empire that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: Chebrikov’s Xenophobia Throughout1987
AUTOPSY ON AN EMPIRE Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union . by Jack F. Matlock, Jr. As the United States ambassador to Moscow during the Gorbachev period and Ronald Reagan’s full-time go-between with the Soviet leadership, Jack Matlock couldn’t have been in a better position to observe the collapse of the Soviet Union. NATO EXPANSION: WAS THERE A PROMISE? The Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda asked me to write an article on what was said regarding NATO expansion during the negotiations concerning German unification in 1990.I submitted the following: This is not a simple question since much was said by many political leaders and most were proposals or ideas for negotiation,not promises.
FALSE HISTORY: GENERAL MATTIS ON OUR “FOUNDING FATHERS When the memoir Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, co-authored by General Jim Mattis, former Secretary of Defense, and Bing West, arrived I did not have time to start a serious read but flipped rapidly through the pages.The flipping paused on page 177 and the following sentence seemed to jump to my attention: “If we didn’t have NATO today, we would have to create it in order to hold on to UKRAINE: THE PRICE OF INTERNAL DIVISION Ukraine: The Price of Internal Division. Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jack. With all of the reports coming out of Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, and European capitals, the mutual accusations, the knee-jerk speculation, and—not least—the hysterical language of some observers, bordering on the apocalyptic, it is difficult to keepin mind the long
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CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN EMBASSY Contacts with Russian Embassy. Our press seems to be in a feeding frenzy regarding contacts that President Trump’s supporters had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak and with other Russian diplomats. The assumption seems to be that there was something sinister about these contacts, just because they were with Russian diplomats.MARCH, 2012
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Amb Chas FREEMAN This was not a retaliation, as claimed, but the pre-planned exploitation of a pretext to assassinate a foreign official designated as an enemy as well as the commander of an Iraqi militia hostile to the United States. EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991 4000 EMBASSY MOSCOW, 1987-1991: Watching an Empire Self-Destruct By Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Jack Matlock, FSO-CM, retired, was ambassador to the USSR from April 1987 to August 1991. 2010 | JACKMATLOCK.COM Today’s New York Times has an article that points up a positive aspect of Wikileaks the opportunity for the public to appreciate the cogent analysis and creative writing of the U.S. Foreign Service. MAY, 2013 | JACKMATLOCK.COM This is the title of an article by David Bromwich to appear in the June 20 issue of The New York Review of Books. It is the best summaryI have seen of
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AMBASSADOR CHAS FREEMAN ON SULEIMANI ASSASSINATION Posted on January 3, 2020by admin
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This was not a retaliation, as claimed, but the pre-planned exploitation of a pretext to assassinate a foreign official designated as an enemy as well as the commander of an Iraqi militia hostile to the United States. It was an act of war that will inevitably evoke reprisal. Iran has already promised that it will exact “savage” retribution for the murder of a senior official of its government by the United States. Major General Qasim Suleimani was the equivalent of the U.S. national security adviser or the commanders of CENTCOM, SOCOM, and SOCCENT. All are now potential Iranian targets. In Iraq itself, the followers of Abu Mahdi (Al Muhandis) in Kataeb Hezbollah will seek their own revenge. The fact that they are part of the Iraqi national security establishment and armed forces is not irrelevant. The Iraqi government, already under pressure to expel U.S. forces from their country, may now find it politically impossible not to do so. Kataeb Hezbollah is likely to be joined in its campaign against U.S. forces and officials in Iraq by other patriotic militias, including some historically hostile to both it and Iran. The Iranian government seldom makes decisions in haste. It is the heir to one of the world’s longest and greatest traditions of politico-military statecraft. It will make considered judgments as it calculates the appropriate asymmetric responses. If Tehran miscalculates, which is a very real possibility, the now open but low-intensity warfare between the United States and Iran will escalate. Those who, like Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former U.S..national security adviser John Bolton, have long sought a war with Iran will get one. So will everyone else. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that the timing of the attack was dictated by the turmoil in American domestic politics. It was preceded by three air strikes on elements of Kataeb Hezbollah for the death of a civilian contractor in Kirkuk. None of these air strikes was anywhere near Kirkuk. They bore the marks of a pre-planned operation looking for a pretext to launch. Just so with the assassination of General Suleimani and Commander Abu Mahdi (whose sobriquet is “Al Muhandis / the Engineer”). The charge that these two were planning attacks on American soldiers and officials could equally well be leveled at U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House officials, and U.S. military commanders at all echelons. At what time have such officials on both the Iranian and American sides not been planning such attacks? No concrete evidence has been put forward to justify preemptive defense againt an imminent attack on the United States. The assassinations seem intended to appease neoconservative critics of President Trump as vacillating and weak in his response to Iranian ripostes to his policy of maximum pressure on Iran. They provide a welcome distraction from the pending impeachment proceedings and appeal to the bloodthirsty instincts of the president’s most ardent supporters. They prepare the way for Mike Pompeo to offset his lack of diplomatic accomplishments with a demonstration of his ruthlessness to the “conservative” voters of Kansas, where he intends to run for the Senate. In the new constitutional order in the United States, in which the separation of powers has been replaced by the separation of parties, the attack was politically expedient despite its blatant violation of the clear language of the U.S. Constitution. The attack thus represents an extrajudicial execution that marks a further departure from constitutional government and the rule of law in theUnited States.
In foreign policy terms, this attack makes no sense at all. It is not a deterrent to Iran so much as a provocation. It pushes Iraq further into the arms of Iran and invites the humiliating expulsion of U.S. forces from Iraq. It makes every American in Iraq a target for murder or hostage taking. It demonstrates to the world the overt amorality of U.S. policy and the indifference of the United States to the constraints of international law and comity, especially when the object of American hostility is Muslim. It is a strategy-free move, equivalent to beginning a game of chess with only an opening move in mind. It is thus a reminder to the word of the witless hubris and violence with which the United States now conducts its internationalrelations.
Americans, once the most prominent proponents of international law as the regulator of relations between nations, have now fully validated the law of the jungle. We are now likely to experience it.” NB: I do not expect any thoughtful, logical rejoinder to this line of criticism. The legion of scribblers from the “foreign policy community” who have been active or tacit supporters of our Middle East policies over the past 20 years never come through with even a loose approximation of that. If anyone runs across a specimen of that near extinct species, please let me know and I will forward it to thelist
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FALSE HISTORY: GENERAL MATTIS ON OUR “FOUNDING FATHERS” Posted on September 22, 2019by admin
When the memoir _Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead_, co-authored by General Jim Mattis, former Secretary of Defense, and Bing West, arrived I did not have time to start a serious read but flipped rapidly through the pages. The flipping paused on page 177 and the following sentence seemed to jump to my attention: “If we didn’t have NATO today, we would have to create it in order to hold on to our Founding Fathers’ vision of freedom and rights for all. We must remember that we are engaged in an experiment called democracy, and experiments can fail in a world still largely hostile to freedom. The idea of American democracy, as inspiring as it is, cannot stand without the support of like-minded nations.” WHOA! How can an American general be so ill informed about our nation’s history and the views of the founders of our republic as to state the opposite of their well-known views? It boggles the mind. I have no doubt that both Mattis and West are decent persons who value honesty, but it is impossible to excuse a statement about history that is not only false but, in fact, the opposite of the truth. Surely General Mattis and Mr. West would concede that George Washington is a Founding Father. They might even agree with most of us who consider him the most important of our Founding Fathers. How then can they reconcile their statement with Washington’s advice in his famous “Farewell Address?” In it, as the Wikipedia author pointsout,
> Washington goes on to urge the American people to take advantage of > their isolated position in the world, and to avoid attachments and > entanglements in foreign affairs, especially those of Europe, which > he argues have little or nothing to do with the interests of > America. He argues that it makes no sense for the American people to > become embroiled in European affairs when their isolated position > and unity allow them to remain neutral and focus on their own > affairs. He argues that the country should avoid permanent alliances > with all foreign nations, although temporary alliances during times > of extreme danger may be necessary. He states that current treaties > should be honored but not extended. So, actually, Washington’s advice was the opposite of what Mattis and West state. One can argue, for example, that the creation of NATO to prevent the expansion of a hostile Soviet-controlled bloc was essential to contain the spread of Communist rule. Washington did not argue against that since he conceded that “temporary alliances during times of extreme danger” may be necessary. But when the Soviet Union voluntarily relinquished its hold on Eastern Europe and then shattered, peacefully and with the support of Russia, into fifteen independent states, there was no need to continue the alliance in its former form and certainly none to expand it and incite a struggle for control of territory. It was as if we had learned absolutely nothing from the two disastrous world wars that disfigured the twentieth century. As for the nation’s founders’ “vision of freedom and rights for all,” John Qunicy Adams expressed in great precision an approach that is the antithesis of the Mattis-West assertion. In a famous speech delivered on July 4, 1821, he stated: > Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall > be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers > be. But she goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is > the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the > champion and vindicator only of her own. Furthermore, he saw a real danger in “going abroad in search of monsters to destroy,” or of active involvement in the freedom struggles of others. If we do that, he said in the flowery language of his day, we will become imperialists ourselves. Here is how he put it: > well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than > her own, were they even the banners of foreign independence, she > would involve herself, beyond the power of extrication, in all the > wars of interest and intrigue, of individual avarice, envy, and > ambition, which assume the colors and usurp the standard of freedom. > The fundamental maxims of her policy would insensibly change from > liberty to force. The frontlet upon her brows would no longer beam > with the ineffable splendor of freedom and independence; but in its > stead would soon be substituted an imperial diadem, flashing in > false and tarnished lustre the murky radiance of dominion and power. > She might become the dictatress of the world: she would be no longer > the ruler of her own spirit. Of course, America has not become “the dictatress” of the world, but much of the world views our attempts to enforce a misleadingly named “liberal world order”—which is neither liberal nor orderly—as precisely that, a blatant attempt to rule the world. The resistance to this policy is not an attack on our own freedom but reaction to our attempts to control and dominate others. If our freedoms are under attack—and they certainly are—it is from within and to a great extent the result of policies Mattis and West mistakenly attribute to our Founding Fathers. One other point. The authors state that “We are engaged in an experiment called democracy…” Well, I hope we are, but don’t imply that this is something our Founders started. They did not use the word democracy. In fact, most hated it, considering it a form of mob rule that can lead to tyranny. They created a republic and adopted a constitution which contains both democratic and non-democratic elements. The word “democracy” does not occur in the constitution, the oath of office all employees of the federal government take, or even in the pledge of allegiance. We have not yet defined what it means in practice, yet we roam the world in its name using force and economic sanctions which more often than not produce effects the opposite of those intended. To imply that our military has a role in creating “democracies” abroad, or that our democracy is under threat from abroad is absurd. It is precisely our involvement in other people’s fights that has contributed to the political quagmire that now engulfs us. Posted in Uncategorized| Tagged Foreign
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WHEN INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS MAKE POLICY … Posted on August 16, 2018by Jack
Last night, when I was casually browsing in a copy of my _Autopsy on an Empire_ that I had taken off the shelf to give a friend, I ran into the following passage on page 175: > CHEBRIKOV’S XENOPHOBIA>
> Throughout 1987 and 1988, Moscow seemed confused over how to respond > to the growing assertiveness of the non-Russian nations. Some things > were permitted, some were opposed but tolerated, some were forbidden > or repressed. But there was no consistent pattern. Continue reading> →
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WILLIAM POLK ON TRUMP, HELSINKI, AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY Posted on July 30, 2018by admin
MR. TRUMP GOES TO HELSINKIBy William Polk
I began this short essay in reaction to the remarks of the English actor and producer John Cleese, whose works I have greatly enjoyed. In the piece (appended below) he is not quite the comic I have enjoyed and here he lets his invective obscure what are real and urgent but not amusing issues. He apparently pulled the plug on what became a deluge of criticisms of Mr. Trump. Some were certainly deserved, but the general tone was that nothing Mr. Trump did was worthwhile. Such blanket condemnation always seems to me suspicious. So, let me offer some perspective and ask such simple questions as is what Mr. Trump is doing actually works, appears to work or digs even deeper pits into which we could fall, or what? Continue reading → Posted in In the United States, In the World
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MUSINGS III … CELEBRATING JULY 4 Posted on July 5, 2018by
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_America “goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy._”(John Quincy Adams)
It was long a family tradition to read the Declaration of Independence at breakfast on July 4. We found that an appropriate way to start the day of celebration, parades and fireworks. This year I decided instead to read just one long paragraph from a speech delivered nearly two centuries ago: the famous speech John Quincy Adams delivered to the House of Representatives on July 4, 1821. One sentence in it, quoted above, is well known, but one needs to read the whole paragraph to grasp its rationale. Here it is: Continue reading → Posted in In the United States, In the World
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MUSINGS II … THE “INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY,” “RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE,” AND DUE DILIGENCE Posted on June 29, 2018by Jack
_Did the U.S. “Intelligence Community” judge that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election?_
Most commentators seem to think so. Every news report I have read of the planned meeting of Presidents Trump and Putin in July refers to “Russian interference” as a fact and asks whether the matter will be discussed. Reports that President Putin denied involvement in the election are scoffed at, usually with a claim that the U.S. “intelligence community” proved Russian interference. In fact, the U.S. “intelligence community” has not done so. The intelligence community as a whole has not been tasked to make a judgment and some key members of that community did not participate in the report that is routinely cited as “proof” of “Russian interference.” Continue reading → Posted in In the United States, In the World
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MUSINGS … “RUSSIAGATE” HYSTERIA Posted on June 2, 2018by
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_Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad._ That saying—often attributed to Euripides, though not found in his extant writings–comes to mind most mornings when I bring in the home-delivered _New York Times_ and read the headlines of the latest “Russiagate” development, often featured across two or three columns at the top of the first page. This is a daily reminder of the hysteria that dominates both the Congress of the United States and much of our “responsible media,” including those that consider themselves chroniclers of record with “all the news that is fit to print.” Continue reading → Posted in In the United States, In the World
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WILLIAM POLK ON JOHN BOLTON AND DANGERS AHEAD Posted on March 24, 2018by admin
_The dismaying announcements of the president and the White House during the past week have left many of us stunned and speechless, if one excludes the expletives uttered. William Polk, however, has set forth his concerns in an impassioned message to frends. I agree with his assessments and his description of their implications. This is the message received from him today:_ Continue reading → Posted in In the United States, In the World
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EUROPE, INDIAN OCEAN & SOUTHEAST ASIA GRAND ADVENTURE Posted on January 17, 2018by admin
Rebecca and Jack Matlock plan (God willing!) to do some cruises this fall. We have found some that seem of exceptional value that go to places we like and some places we have never been. We would be delighted if some of our special friends can get away to cruise with us. Full description of the cruises are at the links below. If one cannot get away for the full 38 days of the first cruise, it is available in two segments, from London to Rome (Cittavechio) and fromthere to Singapore.
------------------------- First Cruise: Indian Ocean & Europe Grand Adventure From London (Southampton), England to Singapore October 21-November 28, 2018 NOTE: This cruise is also available in two segments: London to Rome and Rome to Singapore. Sapphire Princess route from Sun, Oct 21 to Nov. 28, 2018 ------------------------- Second Cruise: Southeast Asia Grand Adventure Roundtrip from Singapore November 28 to December 18, 2018 Sapphire Princess route from Wed, Nov 28, 2018 to Dec. 18, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized| Leave a comment
BACEVICH ON 24 KEY ISSUES THAT NEITHER THE WASHINGTON ELITE NOR THE MEDIA CONSIDER WORTH THEIR BOTHER Posted on May 7, 2017by Jack
Andrew J. Bacevich has compiled an important list of the issues our principal media outlets have either ignored or given scant attention to. I could add at least a dozen more, and will if time and leisure allow. But now I would urge readers to contemplate Bacevich’s list: Continue reading → Posted in In the United States, In the World
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