with the increase in tensions between russia and america, it's natural to want to turn to cold war experts for guidance. but, this is an error. there's two ways to look at why it's an error, but they break down to the same basic misunderstanding of western goals.
either the rise of neo-conservatism has changed american attitudes to one of aggressive domination, or the idea of building "trust" was never more than a trojan horse in the first place.
either way, what's clear is that this rhetoric is lost in the past. it has no lingering relevance. america is out to destroy, and russia has naively refused to accept it.
why has the united nations failed? because america does not want peace.
russia can submit or react.
mutual understanding is not on the table.