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Declassified documents reveal BBC director general wined and dined by 60s Cold War spies Checkpoint

Declassified documents reveal BBC director general wined and dined by 60s Cold War spies

Sir Hugh Greene was targeted by Czech agents to manipulate the BBC's output (Image: Les Lee/Daily Express/Getty ) Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on…
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December 28, 2022
Kissinger’s Middle East: Limiting Moscow and Starting a Road to Peace Checkpoint

Kissinger’s Middle East: Limiting Moscow and Starting a Road to Peace

The Washington InstituteSponsored How did Henry Kissinger balance the US’s Cold War competition with the Soviets and lay the groundwork for peace between Israel and Egypt? David and diplomat Martin Indyk discuss. 12 December 2022, 1:24 pm Edit Martin Indyk, former Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, Ambassador to Israel…
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December 12, 2022
Binance and FTX Face Off—But Which Crypto Exchange Will Come Out On Top? Checkpoint

Binance and FTX Face Off—But Which Crypto Exchange Will Come Out On Top?

Cover photos by Eva Marie Uzcategui and Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg (edited by Mariia Kozyr) Key Takeaways Binance founder and CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao revealed Sunday his company would liquidate its exposure to FTX's FTT token. Zhao's move may be influenced by revelations that the FTX-affiliated trading firm Alameda Research is could…
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November 7, 2022
Putin’s Nuclear Paradigm Checkpoint

Putin’s Nuclear Paradigm

Foreign Affairs Putin's Nuclear Paradigm Cold War doctrines no longer explain Russia’s behavior. (Photo by VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) Conventional strategic nuclear thinking suggests Putin would never use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. But what if he is following a new paradigm? First, let's find the most important place on…
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October 24, 2022