Reagan and Reykjavík: Arms Control, SDI, and the Argument from Human Rights

Following the October 1986 U.S.-Soviet summit in Reykjavík, Iceland, news media in the United States characterized the Reagan-Gorbachev meeting as a failure because President Ronald Reagan refused to compromise on his commitment to the development of a Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). This essay...

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Published in:Rhetoric & Public Affairs
Main Author: Howell, B. Wayne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Project MUSE 2008
Subjects:
Linguistics and Language
Sociology and Political Science
Communication
Language and Linguistics
Reykjavík
Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/rap.0.0045
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spelling crjohnshopkinsun:10.1353/rap.0.0045 2024-03-03T08:45:43+00:00 Reagan and Reykjavík: Arms Control, SDI, and the Argument from Human Rights Howell, B. Wayne 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/rap.0.0045 en eng Project MUSE Rhetoric & Public Affairs volume 11, issue 3, page 389-415 ISSN 1534-5238 Linguistics and Language Sociology and Political Science Communication Language and Linguistics journal-article 2008 crjohnshopkinsun https://doi.org/10.1353/rap.0.0045 2024-02-03T23:21:12Z Following the October 1986 U.S.-Soviet summit in Reykjavík, Iceland, news media in the United States characterized the Reagan-Gorbachev meeting as a failure because President Ronald Reagan refused to compromise on his commitment to the development of a Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). This essay examines Reagan’s rhetoric of public diplomacy surrounding the Reykjavík Summit and suggests an alternative characterization. Reagan used SDI to prod Mikhail Gorbachev toward liberalization and democratization of the Soviet Union, particularly in the area of human rights. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Johns Hopkins University Press Reykjavík Rhetoric & Public Affairs 11 3 389 415
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