What do the foundations of the Warsaw Pact teach us about the modern Russian attitude towards the west? This week, host Elisa is joined by Simon Miles, diplomatic historian and Assistant Professor for Slavic and Eurasian studies at the Sandford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Together they discuss the history of the Warsaw Pact, its archive materials, how the NATO alliance has transformed over the last 6 decades, and how U.S. participation in NATO could evolve in the future. 

Simon Miles is Assistant Professor in the Sandford School of Public Policy at Duke University:

https://sanford.duke.edu/profile/simon-miles/

References:

Miles, Simon. A View from Brussels: Secret NATO Reports about the East

European Transition, 1988–1991. Historical Studies on Central Europe, 2022

The Warsaw Pact, 1955:

Vance, J.D. Europe Must Stand on Its Own Two Feet on Defence, 19 Feb. 2024