Perhaps no series of events in human history shaped politics and economics more than the Cold War. It was 50 plus years of tension, threats, fears, and unique decisions. In this weeks two readings I would like you to discuss what you consider the major impacts of the Cold War (e.g. Why did it not get hot? Was it inevitable? Were the policies -economic and political- rational? etc...) Cohen suggests that after WWII everything we knew about IPE changed. A simple and short answer to the really big question would be the Cold War, but we are not interested in short or simple answers so have at it. What is the answer and what is the question?