Cold War

As the cold war thawed in the 1980s, the frozen high north of the planet was a leading beneficiary of more conciliatory times. Speaking in Murmansk in 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev called for an end to military competition in the Arctic, and a new focus on preserving its unique ecosystem. “The…

BEIJING: China on Thursday rejected the claim by the United States that it seeks “de-risking” instead of “decoupling” from China, stressing that the real risk facing the world is a “new Cold War.” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters following a ministerial meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and…

ByJohn Roach Published June 2, 2008 • 6 min read Editor's Note, May 23, 2023: Nearly 26 years ago, James Cameron's blockbuster film "Titanic" entranced audiences around the globe. But it was less than 10 years ago that Robert Ballard, the oceanographer who discovered the Titanic in 1985, revealed to…

The Irish Anti-War Movement supports the policing of Irish skies by Britain’s Royal Air Force, its co-chair has said.  During the Cold War, the Irish Government declined to join NATO but did sign a secret memo with London which allowed the RAF into Irish airspace when asked and required.  The…

Listen to article LAHORE: Pakistan international and advisor to the Government of Punjab on sports Wahab Riaz has called for an amicable agreement between the country’s cricket board and its Indian counterpart over the teams’ participation in the Asia Cup and the World Cup later this year. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)…

South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor’s ideological posturing about “ending the hegemony” of the US dollar offers a stark contrast to African countries like Kenya that are just getting on with the job of winning friends and influencing people in a tough new post-pandemic world. Scrapping the dollar as the…

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“Think about the American and British rock bands trying to get into the Cold War Soviet Union to play rock music that Soviets had never heard—through their British tube amps, with tubes manufactured in Russia.” That quote, from Sweetwater Senior Category Manager for Amps and Effects Darren Monroe, sums up…

By Jacob Ajom *Cold war between agents, coaches, NFF rages on. The FIFA U20 World Cup kicks off May 20 in Argentina. Nigeria will be one of the four African countries at the tournament. Since her first outing in 1983, this will be Nigeria’s 13th attempt at winning the global…

Honolulu —  A Cold War-era law in Hawaii that allows authorities to impose sweeping restrictions on press freedoms and electronic communications during a state of emergency could soon be repealed by lawmakers over concerns about its constitutionality and potential misuse. Those who are worried about the law, which allows a…