Reagan–Gorbachev summits
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The Reagan–Gorbachev summits were a series of high-level meetings in the 1980s between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that significantly eased Cold War tensions and advanced nuclear arms control.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
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United States–Soviet Union relations event → diplomatic summit series → |
| contributedTo |
end of the Cold War
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| countryInvolved |
Soviet Union
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United States → |
| diplomaticApproach |
arms control negotiations
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personal diplomacy → |
| endTime |
1988
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| followedBy |
George H. W. Bush–Gorbachev summits
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| hasPart |
Geneva Summit (1985)
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Moscow Summit (1988) → Reykjavik Summit (1986) → Washington Summit (1987) → |
| hasParticipant |
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Ronald Reagan → |
| historicalSignificance |
milestone in nuclear disarmament
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turning point in superpower relations → |
| involvedIssue |
human rights
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regional conflicts → strategic defense → |
| languageUsed |
English
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Russian → |
| location |
Geneva
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Moscow → Reykjavik → Washington, D.C. → |
| mainTopic |
Cold War tensions
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intermediate-range nuclear forces → nuclear arms control → strategic arms reduction → |
| mediaCoverage |
global
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| negotiatedBy |
Soviet government
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United States government → |
| precededBy |
period of heightened U.S.–Soviet tensions
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| relatedDoctrine |
Reagan Doctrine
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| relatedPolicy |
glasnost
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perestroika → |
| securityContext |
nuclear deterrence
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| significantOutcome |
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
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easing of Cold War tensions → improvement of U.S.–Soviet relations → reduction of nuclear arsenals → |
| startTime |
1985
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| tookPlaceInPeriod |
1980s
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| typeOfNegotiation |
bilateral negotiation
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Reagan–Gorbachev summits
("Geneva Summit (1985)")
→
Reagan–Gorbachev summits ("Reykjavik Summit (1986)") → Reagan–Gorbachev summits ("Washington Summit (1987)") → Reagan–Gorbachev summits ("Moscow Summit (1988)") → |
hasPart |
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George H. W. Bush–Gorbachev summits
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follows |
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Cold War
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hasSignificantEvent |
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Mikhail Gorbachev
("Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty")
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signed |