"From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders that its structure is as brittle as its surface is hard"

This quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower is referring to the oppressive routines of the Soviet Union and also its satellite states throughout the Cold War. The Iron Curtain was a metaphor for the physical and also ideological obstacle between the Soviet Union as well as the West. Eisenhower is suggesting that in spite of the oppressive nature of these regimes, there are indications that they remain in trouble and that their framework is not as solid as it shows up. He is implying that the Iron Curtain is not as impenetrable as it appears and that the people living behind it are beginning to test the overbearing routines. This quote is a suggestion that even one of the most oppressive regimens can be challenged and that their power is not absolute.