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The Perseverance of Stalinism

It is by now obvious that the collapse of communism in 1989 marks not only the conclusion of the Cold War, but also the end of an era and the de facto closing of the 20th century. Despite its importance, however, the meaning of all this remains elusive and its implications unclear. The end of bipolarity paved the way for complacency. Except for the bungled Westernization of the former Soviet Empire and the occasional flexing of US military muscle in inconclusive operations such as the 1991 Gulf War (which only managed to restore the status quo ante), geopolitical realities remained...