After the Cold War, the United States, Germany, and European security / Hermann-Josef Rupieper -- The end of the Cold War : a skeptical view / Denise Artaud -- The end of the Cold War, the new role for Europe, and the decline of the United States / Geir Lundestad -- The fading of the Cold War, and the demystification of twentieth-century issues / Gar Alperovitz and Kai Bird -- The U.S. government : a legacy of the Cold War / Ernest R. May -- Foreign policy, partisan politics, and the end of the Cold War / Michael J. Hogan -- Beyond bipolarity in space and time / David Reynolds -- A usable past for the future / Robert Jervis.