Cold War

AP By Andrew Meldrum and Mogomotsi Magome 28 Jul, 2022 08:54 PM5 mins to read Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Ugandan President Yowerei Museveni walk during their meeting in Entebbe, Uganda, July 26, 2022. Photo / AP Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support…

It was hailed as a post-Cold War collaboration for the good of humanity: two old rivals joining forces to launch the International Space Station (ISS) more than 20 years ago.  "The International Space Station is regarded as the most complex engineering, scientific, collaborative human feat ever managed," boasts the U.S. National…

Foreign Affairs Americans have played a leading role in what is shaping up as a Second Cold War. At the NATO summit in Madrid, Finland was invited to join the alliance. What does this mean for Finland? If Russian President Vladimir Putin breaches the 830-mile Finnish border, the United States…

TOKYO (AP) — The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has unearthed long-suspected, little-talked-of links between him and a religious group that started in South Korea but has spread its influence around the world. Police and Japanese media have suggested that the alleged attacker, Tetsuya Yamagami, who was…

Nate Diaz has taken a shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov and his Hall of Fame induction as the cold war between the two continues. Over the course of the last few years there hasn’t exactly been much ‘peace’ between Nate Diaz and his UFC rivals. The Stockton king enjoys going after…

Commissioned in 1959, it began operation in 1961 and was decommissioned in 1994. A museum was founded there in 1997. Jenna Sudds, right, MP for Kanata-Carleton, walks out of the Diefenbunker with Christine McGuire, executive director, Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum. Sudds announced a $600,000 investment to enhance Diefenbunker visitor…

A conversation with Laura J. Martin about the Cold War origins of environmental management and her book Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration.  July 4, 2022 In her new book, Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration, environmental historian Laura J. Martin charts the history of a…

President Biden said at a NATO summit in Madrid that the U.S. will position more military personnel and equipment in NATO countries including Poland, Spain and the U.K., stepping up its security support across Europe. Photo: Susan Walsh/Associated PressUpdated June 29, 2022 12:41 pm ET MADRID—The U.S. will make its…

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrive for a joint press conference in Wellington, 2019. Photo / Mark Mitchell OPINION: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's acceptance of an invitation to speak at this week's Nato leaders' summit in Madrid has fuelled a narrative that New Zealand's independent foreign…

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that the number of NATO troops on high readiness will multiply by over seven times as part of its largest overhaul since the Cold War and in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine. The NATO Response Force (NRF), which grew significantly in 2014 after…