Interview of Robert Ivany, Army Aide to US President Ronald Reagan (1984-1986) by Pierre-Marie Loizeau

“…Robert Ivany, a high-ranking US Army officer with a 34-year career, covers his 1984-86 mission as Army Aide to President Ronald Reagan. His experience sheds light on the vast logistical organization surrounding the Chief of State. …”
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USA aid policy and induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of the Mexico City Policy by Nina Brooks, MPP, Eran Bendavid, MD, Grant Miller, PhD

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The Provision of Indirect Military Support by US Administration to the Afghan Mujahideens in the 1980s by Taisiуa V. Rabush

“…The author identifies three stages in the process of interaction between the US administration and the US intelligence agencies, on the one hand, and the Afghan insurgency, on the other hand: the first stage (1978-1979) refers to introduction of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, where the US assistance to Afghan rebels was extremely cautious and measured; the second stage (1980) is marked by a considerable build-up of military assistance to Mujahedeens, but the United States sought to conceal their participation in this process; and during the third stage (since the election of Ronald Reagan up to the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan), the assistance to Mujahedeens increased in several times, and the US stopped hiding this fact. …”
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