http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/significant-events-u.s.-foreign-relations/-5-8.rss http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154619WRybakcuH0.4237422.html When the Cold War came to an end in 1989 there was widespread feeling throughout the world that at long last universal peace had descended on Earth. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154619WRybakcuH0.4237422.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:26:00 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154216WRybakcuH0.6888086.html While certainly continuing to pursue its own economic interests, the U.S. promoted freedom, democracy, and open markets in the belief that “free nations trading freely” would improve the human condition. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154216WRybakcuH0.6888086.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:23:43 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154508WRybakcuH0.3761953.html Unlikely diplomats went to play table tennis and changed history along the way. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154508WRybakcuH0.3761953.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:08:12 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154536WRybakcuH0.5987971.html The 1949 victory of the Chinese communists in the Chinese civil war had a shattering impact upon the United States, but by 1972 tensions had eased and each found the need to resume normalization. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154536WRybakcuH0.5987971.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:07:08 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154556WRybakcuH0.9254069.html The Expo provided the backdrop for the cultural Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-russian/2008/August/20080814154556WRybakcuH0.9254069.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:04:39 -0400