Aaron Donaghy
Associate Professor of History and author of The Second Cold War: Carter, Reagan, and the Politics of Foreign Policy, specializing in U.S. foreign relations and Cold War-era politics.
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Mar 1, 2026 • 1h 1min
Aaron Donaghy, "The Second Cold War: Carter, Reagan, and the Politics of Foreign Policy" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
Aaron Donaghy, an Associate Professor of History specializing in U.S. foreign relations and Cold War politics, discusses the tense 1979–1985 surge in U.S.-Soviet rivalry. He covers how domestic politics shaped Carter and Reagan’s risk-taking, the rise of the nuclear freeze movement, the 1983 nuclear scare, and why Reagan later pivoted toward negotiation.
Mar 1, 2026 • 1h 1min
Aaron Donaghy, "The Second Cold War: Carter, Reagan, and the Politics of Foreign Policy" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
Aaron Donaghy, an associate professor of history who studies Cold War politics, guides listeners through 1977–1985. He traces how domestic politics, crises, and advisors pushed Carter and Reagan from détente to confrontation and back toward engagement. Topics include the rise of hawks, the nuclear freeze movement, 1983’s near-crisis, and how elections and public opinion shaped foreign policy.
