When we refer to "Cold War"" it is very difficult to define it, since it is a part of history composed and influenced by many people, events and ideas. Cold war can be the outcome of the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; for the conflict among these superpowers has had a leading role in international politics. This conflict was unique because it did not end up at some warm war event with many losses; it was certainly more complex than people then could realize. The debate on the origins, deep rooted reasons and results of Cold War is still going on by historians and political theorists and the examination of several different elements of the cold war are still analyzed in our days, but it is natural that we don't have a complete picture on the topic; it is so recent that we cannot have the distance and objectivity needed to provide answers. As a result of this constant debate and blurred view of Cold War, many theories have developed, providing examination and commentary of different viewpoints. However, there is one theory which in my opinion provides a different viewpoint and, most importantly, triggers thinking and discussion over the result of cold war. This theory is the one of Francis Fukuyama, an international political economy professor, who suggested that the end of cold war signifies the end of history. It is not that Fukuyama's theory provides the best and most convincing interpretation of Cold War; it is that Fukuyama sees the universal and broad meaning of the end of that era, meaning the change of the very nature of politics. .

             Since the topic of Cold War is very broad and its discussion can take many directions, this essay will only be a brief discussion of Cold War and American- Soviet relations, the crescendo of events, and the connection of its end to Fukuyama's "End of History"" theory, because, in my opinion, that theory suggests many interesting points for further discussion and consideration.