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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...

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

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...

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

May 31, 2011

Gorbachev calls on Putin not to deviate from democracy

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev criticised leaders who stay too long in power, urging Vladimir Putin, who may seek a third term as Russia's president next year, to abide by democratic principles. Gorbachev, who turned 80 in March, has...

May 23, 2011

Mikhail Gorbachev’s Address to the Forum organized by the Center for Dialogue among Civilizations

I am grateful for the invitation to attend this conference. In today’s complex world, at a time when events develop at a rapid pace and often quite unpredictably, forums that bring together statesmen, experts and representatives of the public...