The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink (Guest: William Inboden)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center for National Security and associate professor of public policy and history at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, both at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his book, The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink. They chat about how Reagan waged the Cold War while also managing multiple crises around the globe, how and why Reagan remade the four-decade-old policy of containment to challenge the Soviets in an arms race that pushed them toward economic and political collapse, all while extending an olive branch of diplomacy as he sought a peaceful end to the conflict. 

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/617503/the-peacemaker-by-william-inboden/

Show Notes:

City Journal: Tevi Troy – “The Last Great President”
https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-last-great-president

The Critic: Angus Reilly – “The man who tamed the Russian bear”
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/march-2023/the-man-who-tamed-the-russian-bear/

National Review: Alvin S. Felzenberg – “The Strategic Vision behind Reagan’s Cold War Victory”
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/05/15/the-strategic-vision-behind-reagans-cold-war-victory/

Wall Street Journal: Matthew Continetti – “‘The Peacemaker’ Review: Ronald Reagan’s Cold War”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-peacemaker-book-review-ronald-reagans-cold-war-11669396368

Washington Free Beacon: Steven F. Hayward – “The Clear-Headed Ronald Reagan”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-clear-headed-ronald-reagan/

Washington Post: Geoffrey Kabaservice – “‘The Peacemaker’ holds up Ronald Reagan as the Cold War’s victor”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/02/24/reagan-cold-war-book-inboden/