Mary Elise Sarotte (born 1968) is an American historian of the post–Cold War era.[1] She was the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies at the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, which is part of Johns Hopkins University.[2] She is now the Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and Professor of Global Affairs and Management at Yale University.[3]

M. E. Sarotte
Sarotte in 2010
Born1968 (age 5758)
EducationHarvard University (AB)
Yale University (PhD)
OccupationHistorian
Notable workNot One Inch

Sarotte earned an AB in history and science from Harvard University, and a PhD in history at Yale University.[2] Her book Not One Inch was shortlisted for the 2022 Cundill History Prize.[4]

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External videos
video icon Presentation by Sarotte on The Collapse, November 24, 2014, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Sarotte on Not One Inch, February 4, 2022, C-SPAN
video icon Q&A interview with Sarotte on Not One Inch, April 17, 2022, C-SPAN
  • Dealing with the Devil: East Germany, Détente, and Ostpolitik, 1969-1973. University of North Carolina Press. 2001.
  • "'Take No Risks (Chinese)': The Basic Treaty in the context of international relations". Bulletin of the German Historical Institute. Supplement 1: 109–117. 2004.
  • 1989: The Struggle to Create Post–Cold War Europe (Second Edition). Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014.[5][6]
  • Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall. New York: Basic Books, 2014.[7]
  • German Reunification: A Multinational History, eds. Frédéric Bozo, Andreas Rödder, and Mary Elise Sarotte (New York: Routledge, 2017).
  • Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post–Cold War Stalemate. Yale University Press, 2021.

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  1. Boston Globe, retrieved 25 September 2019
  2. 1 2 Johns Hopkins University
  3. "Mary Elise Sarotte | Yale School of Management". som.yale.edu. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  4. "US$75k Cundill History Prize shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. European History Quarterly, doi:10.1177/0265691412451813w
  6. New York Times
  7. Journal of Cold War Studies, retrieved 25 September 2019
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