The international situation at the time was no less dangerous than it is today. Yet we succeeded in ameliorating it – not just normalizing relations but ending the Cold War confrontation itself.
幸运的是，20世纪80年代的经验指明了一个前进方向。当时的国际局势不比今天安全。但我们成功地改善了局面——不但实现了关系正常化，还结束了冷战冲突本身。这一成就主要是通过对话实现的。但对话的关键是政治意愿和设定正确的优先项。