October

January 30, 2017

Mikhail Gorbachev: 'It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War'

The world today is overwhelmed with problems. Policymakers seem to be confused and at a loss.   But no problem is more urgent today than the militarization of politics and the new arms race. Stopping and reversing this ruinous race must be...

June 24, 2014

The Expertise Round Table – presentation by Mark Kramer themed “Reagan, Bush and Gorbachev: Talks between the Superpowers and the End of the Cold War”

On June 24, 2014 the Gorbachev Foundation held a round table, with Mark Kramer, Director of the Cold War Studies Program at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow of Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, appearing as a guest...

March 11, 2013

Interview with M.S. Gorbachev to the BBC Russian Service

In an interview with the BBC he called on President Vladimir Putin "not to be afraid of his own people".   Mr Gorbachev also criticised Mr Putin's inner circle, saying it was full of "thieves and corrupt officials".   The laws include...

October 29, 2010

Mikhail Gorbachev: “NATO cannot win in Afghanistan”

The former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has warned Nato that victory in Afghanistan is "impossible". Mr Gorbachev said that the US had no alternative but to withdraw its forces if it wanted to avoid another Vietnam. As Soviet...

October 12, 2010

Mikhail Gorbachev meets California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

On October 12, Mikhail Gorbachev met with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Gorbachev and Schwarzenegger have known each other for a long time and on the eve of his trip to Russia, the Governor expressed his desire to meet Mikhail Gorbachev...

October 7, 2010

Mikhail Gorbachev comes to Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of German unification

Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, following an invitation from Mrs. Petra Roth, a well-known German politician and Oberbűrgermeister (Lord Mayor) of Frankfurt am Main, who on behalf of the government and citizens of the city...