Reagan’s Epochal Battle Against Communism Offers Lessons

Reagan’s Epochal Battle Against Communism Offers Lessons
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) and US President Ronald Reagan sign at the Washington summit a treaty eliminating US and Soviet intermediate-range and shorter-range nuke missiles, on Dec. 8, 1987. -/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—This year marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and valuable lessons could be learned from former President Ronald Reagan’s policies and vision that contributed mightily to the bloodless collapse of the Wall and the Soviet empire.

Reagan repeatedly said that his strategy for the Soviet Union was simple: “We win, they lose.” But he knew the war against the Soviets wouldn’t be fought on the battlefield with guns and rockets.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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