Aaron Donaghy teaches US foreign relations history and modern international history at University College Dublin. He is the author of The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974–79.

'For those who think of the Cold War as one, continuous conflict from the end of WWII until the demise of the Soviet Union, The Second Cold War provides a valuable corrective. Deeply researched and engagingly written, this book makes a convincing case that changes in US-Soviet relations owe much to domestic political sources.' Matthew Evangelista, President White Professor of History and Political Science, Cornell University

• Introduction; 1. The dwindling of Détente; 2. 'It's all political now'; 3. To the right; 4. Confrontation; 5. The nuclear freeze movement; 6. Star Wars and the evil empire; 7. The most dangerous year; 8. To the center; 9. Conciliation; Epilogue.

Aaron Donaghy teaches US foreign relations history and modern international history at University College Dublin. He is the author of The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974–79.

'For those who think of the Cold War as one, continuous conflict from the end of WWII until the demise of the Soviet Union, The Second Cold War provides a valuable corrective. Deeply researched and engagingly written, this book makes a convincing case that changes in US-Soviet relations owe much to domestic political sources.' Matthew Evangelista, President White Professor of History and Political Science, Cornell University

• Introduction; 1. The dwindling of Détente; 2. 'It's all political now'; 3. To the right; 4. Confrontation; 5. The nuclear freeze movement; 6. Star Wars and the evil empire; 7. The most dangerous year; 8. To the center; 9. Conciliation; Epilogue.

Aaron Donaghy teaches US foreign relations history and modern international history at University College Dublin. He is the author of The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974–79.

'For those who think of the Cold War as one, continuous conflict from the end of WWII until the demise of the Soviet Union, The Second Cold War provides a valuable corrective. Deeply researched and engagingly written, this book makes a convincing case that changes in US-Soviet relations owe much to domestic political sources.' Matthew Evangelista, President White Professor of History and Political Science, Cornell University

• Introduction; 1. The dwindling of Détente; 2. 'It's all political now'; 3. To the right; 4. Confrontation; 5. The nuclear freeze movement; 6. Star Wars and the evil empire; 7. The most dangerous year; 8. To the center; 9. Conciliation; Epilogue.