To break the impasse, Gorbachev tried at the two leaders' summit meeting in Reykjavik to convince Reagan of his genuine interest in ending the arms race and restructuring their relationship on a ...

View of a clip of President Reagan's famous 1987 Berlin Wall speech in which he asks Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." Video courtesy of Reagan Presidential Library.

At the first summit, Reagan got his chance, but his negotiations went beyond mere emotional satisfaction. Fearing nuclear war much more than his staff did, he went Gorbachev’s missile reductions ...

In the meantime, we warm our toes at Mr Gorbachev's fiery speech, reflect that for much discussed reasons he may need a summit as much as, if not more than, Mr Reagan, and wonder idly if and when ...

Reagan used it with Gorbachev at their summit in Iceland, and “Trust but verify” took hold as a baseline negotiating principle during arms-reduction talks. “You repeat that [proverb] at ...

1985-1988 – Participates in a series of summit talks with US President Ronald Reagan. 1987 – Signs the Intermediate ... March 2, 2011 – On his 80th birthday, Gorbachev is awarded Russia’s highest ...

1985-1988 – Participates in a series of summit talks with US President Ronald Reagan. 1987 – Signs ... March 2, 2011 – On his 80th birthday, Gorbachev is awarded Russia’s highest honor ...