Origins of the Cold WarThe purpose of this article is to explore the origins of the Cold War. To carry out this exploration, the works of WA Williams, Robert Jervis and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. serve as a basis. Before examining this work more closely, a brief explanation of the three common views regarding the study of the Cold War is in order. These views are attribution, structure, and misperception. With these views in mind, the above authors examine the origins of the Cold War. I'll make my own points about origins later. After World War II, the United States and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) changed their roles from allies to enemies. The confrontation between the two never resulted in direct blows, but remained “cold” for almost fifty years. The end of the Cold War in 1989 caused the international relations community and the entire world to reflect on the causes of this Cold War. During the "war" there had been beliefs about why this had happened, but now, with the pressure off and the future uncertain, everyone wanted to know what was (is) in store for the world . The three main explanations for the Cold War are diverse and strongly supported by their loyal supporters. The attribution view is supported by WA Williams, the structural view of Spanier (do you mean Schlesinger?) and the misperception of Jervis. The idea of ​​attribution belongs to the actors. The characteristics of the actors involved produce the biases and perceptions found throughout policy development and decision-making. The USSR was seen as a unitary actor during the Cold War. It was expected to be a monolith of aggressive nature and middle of paper......structural and misperception. WA Williams, in his book, illustrates the attribution point of view. The misperception view is advanced by Jervis, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. presents his view on attribution and structure. I propose (a little clumsily) the idea that all three points of view can exist at the same time to explain the origins of the COLD WAR. Bibliography: Schlesinger, Arthur Jr., "The Origins of the Cold War", in Phil Williams, Donald M. Goldstein, and Jay M. Shafritz, eds., Classic Readings of International Relations (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1994) 395-402. Viotti, Paul R. and Mark V. Kauppi, 1993. International Relations Theory: Realism, Pluralism, Globalism. 2nd ed. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Williams, William Appleman, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, New Ed. (New York: WW Norton & Company, 1972).