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The CIA is (in)famous for its involvement in regime changes across the globe, yet beyond their clandestine activities, they're also responsible with providing various predictions on geopolitical developments. The fall of the USSR was one such occurrence, but how successful was the CIA in predicting the Soviet Union's demise?
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Further Reading:
U.S. Intelligence Estimates of the Soviet Collapse: Reality and Perception by Bruce Berkowitz - cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/20080229.pdf
CIA's Analysis Of The Soviet Union, 1947-1991 by Gerald Haines & Robert Leggett - cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/cias-analysis-of-the-soviet-union-1947-1991/index.html
The CIA is (in)famous for its involvement in regime changes across the globe, yet beyond their clandestine activities, they're also responsible with providing various predictions on geopolitical developments. The fall of the USSR was one such occurrence, but how successful was the CIA in predicting the Soviet Union's demise?
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If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/sidequest_channel
Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know!
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A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity:
JK, Leloo Wolf, DeityTV, Oskari Liukku, Robbie Trencheny, pmck, Sam, Aradhya Khandelwal, dancingvulture, Ciaran Hassan
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Further Reading:
U.S. Intelligence Estimates of the Soviet Collapse: Reality and Perception by Bruce Berkowitz - cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/20080229.pdf
CIA's Analysis Of The Soviet Union, 1947-1991 by Gerald Haines & Robert Leggett - cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/cias-analysis-of-the-soviet-union-1947-1991/index.html
