Lessons of the Cold War

Hosted by: AIIA Victoria

The event will start on: Wednesday, 30 March 2011 5:30 PM

And will end on: Wednesday, 30 March 2011 7:00 PM

At Dyason House

124 Jolimont Road East , Melbourne Victoria

9654 7271     events.vic@aiia.asn.au

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What were the origins of the Cold War that dominated our lives for more than a generation?  What policies fuelled it?  Why did the Cold War perpetuate the arms race?  Who “won” the Cold War, and why does it matter?

The significance of the debate surrounding the answers to these questions provides the basis of lessons for today of the Cold War.  Among other things, this lecture points out how nuclear weaponry gradually assumed political stature and came to dominate Soviet-American diplomacy, while discounting the notion that the Cold War was a global ideological confrontation for the future of civilisation.  In this and a number of other ways, the lessons from the Cold War may help us in dealing with nation states and terrorist groups today.

Joseph M. Siracusa is Professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy and Associate Dean of International & Justice Studies at RMIT University.  He is internationally known for his writings on nuclear history, the Cold War, and international diplomacy.  Among his numerous publications are Nuclear Weapons (OUP, 2008), Reagan, Bush, Gorbachev: Revisiting the End of the Cold War (with Norman A. Graebner and Richard Dean Burns, Praeger Security International, 2008), and Globalization & Human Security (with Paul Battersby, Rowman & Littlefield, 2009).

Event flyer:   AIIAV 2011 Siracusa Josep Prof 30.03.11 (135.42 kB)

Payment is preferred at the door:

• AIIA members $20
• Non-members $30
• Student AIIA members $10
• Student non-members $15

If you plan to attend this function, please advise us at least 1 day before the event.

Snacks and refreshments will be served.