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Was the Cold War a Deception?

Was the Cold War a Deception?

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Hal Brands and Gareth Porter debate the resolution, "The Cold War was a necessary response by the United States to a Soviet and Chinese threat to the global balance of power."


Hal Brands, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, defends the resolution. He has authored multiple books on the Cold War, including The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us About Great-Power Rivalry Today.


Arguing against the resolution is Gareth Porter, an award-winning journalist and historian who authored The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis: From CIA Coup to the Brink of War.


The debate is moderated by Soho Forum director Gene Epstein.


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Was the Cold War a Deception?

Was the Cold War a Deception?

Gene Epstein