Dr. Patcharaviral Charoenpacharaporn

The most important lesson of the Cold War is to understand that interventionism is not a panacea. It does not always produce the result that the interventionist power hoped for, nor does it always produce positive or long-lasting outcomes for the local people.

Dr. Ruud van Dijk

Avoid thinking in absolutes. 

Dr. Frank Gerits

That the only solution to superpower conflict is negotiation.

Dr. Esmaeil Haddadian-Moghaddam

That human beings are highly skillful in adapting to new situations: people suffered but they also learned to take advantage of the Cold War restrictions; that people can’s be forced into accepting an ideology which is against their free will.

Professor Dr. Evanthis Hatzivassiliou

The most important lesson of the Cold War era is the realization that economic development is the major force that determines international affairs.

Professor Dr. Sandrine Kott

It is essential to go beyond the ideological discourse produced by one bloc in order to understand what is really at stake in the conflicts that are taking place.

Dr. Alessandro Landolo

The Cold War, like anything else, is what one makes of it. That’s probably the most important lesson!

Professor Emeritus Vojtěch Mastný

That an escalation to a nuclear war can and must be avoided.

Dr. Fernando Camacho Padilla

The lessons we can draw about the Cold War is that the political will to avoid a large-scale confrontation was possible, especially because of the danger posed by nuclear weapons. Negotiations and political meetings took place more frequently than today.

Dr. Simeon Paravantes

The Cold War was not a mistake. This is the most important lesson.

Dr. Cristina Blanco Sío-López

That it can end and how it ended. We now have the privileged viewpoint of observing history in hindsight and we could be honored to unveil a so far unconnected causal link leading to turning points.

Dr. Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard

The most important lesson of the Cold War, in my view, is the imperative of combining deterrence with dialogue in great power relations.