Part 1 Gorbachev's inheritance - burdens of the past: the need for change - what has the Kremlin achieved in foreign policy since 1917?; models for change - alternative approaches, 1917-1935. Part 2 Pressures for change, 1917-1985: driving forces in the Soviet crucible - arms control imperatives; arms control imperatives in the global arena; the third Rome confronts the club of Rome - "Globalistika"; "life itself" versus the party line on global issues. Part 3 Gorbachev's new thinking - security with interdependence: a revolution in Soviet ideology - speaking the unthinkable; actions louder than words: doing the unthinkable; what makes arms accords possible? necessary and helpful conditions; can the Kremlin be trusted? can Washington?. Part 4 Creating the future: alternative futures - detente, confrontation, transformation?; superpower challenges and choices.
