Turmoil and Triumph
Turmoil and Triumph is a thrilling retrospective on the eight tumultuous years that author George Shultz worked as secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan. Under Schultz’s strong leadership, America braved a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union, increasingly damaging waves of terrorism abroad, scandals such as the Iran-Contra crisis, and eventually the end of the decades-long Cold War. This personal account takes readers into the heart of the Reagan administration, revealing the behind-the-scenes talks and churning tensions that informed a transitional decade that many Americans now look back on as one of the country’s most exalted.
Contents
Foreword
Confirmation Prepare and Defend
How I Think and How I Got That
The Middle East Progress and Despair
The PLO Moves Out of Beirut
A Fresh Start in the Middle East
Lebanon After the PLO Exit Chaos Takes Another Form
The Soviet Union First Efforts
Our Neighborhood
Damage Control The Siberian Pipeline Dispute
Allies and Friends in Europe
Strategies Take Shape
A Move Beyond Rhetoric with the Soviet Union
Tension and Tragedy in Lebanon
The Strategic Defense Initiative
A Strategy for Soviet Relations
The Intensity of Central America
Grenada A Shot Heard Round the World
The Missile and the Alliance
On the Move
China Dealing Across Ideologies
The Strength and the Struggle to Negotiate in Central America
The Continuing Search for Peace in the Middle East
Realistic Reengagement with the Soviets
Breakthrough with Gromyko
New Man New Ideas?
Bitburg
Rocks on the Summit Road
People Power in the Philippines
Confronting Terrorism Evolution of a Policy
Terrorism Attack and Counterattack
Victim Made Hostage The Nicholas Daniloff Case
What Really Happened at Reykjavik
Setback
A Battle Royal
The Snake Would Not
On the Move Again
The Struggle to GetBack on Track Chapter 41 Breaking Through to the Soviets
Testimony on IranContra
Signs of a Sea Change Reflagging in the Persian Gulf
Signs of a Sea Change A New Mix in the Middle East Peace Process
Signs of a Sea Change Toward Democracy in Central America Chile and South Korea
The Long Road to a Washington Summit
Interlock The Schultz Initiative
The Struggle to Oust Noriega
The Last of the Superpower Summits Making the Most of
The End of Colonialism in Africa
Turning Point
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