Cold War

Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine is shaping up to be a seminal moment in the history of American foreign policy. Like many events before it—the war in Vietnam, the Cold War, the invasion of Iraq—this crisis will have the chance to determine the way the United States understands its role…

by William Bianco — April 14, 2022 The French, Russian and U.S. flags are seen during an ISS crew press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in 2016. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls International cooperation and the future of the International Space Station Russia’s war with Ukraine has created an…

One of the best apocryphal quips from the Cold War was attributed to Henry Kissinger. In 1973, the then–Secretary of State is said to have cast doubt on the possibility of Europeans uniting to assume leadership for their own security with a famous question: “Who do I call if I…

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made it clear that what Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s called “the cold peace” has given way to Cold War II. Read Full Article » Read More

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part interview with Gao Yunxiang, a professor of history at Ryerson University and author of the new book “Arise, Africa! Roar China!: Black and Chinese Citizens of the World in the Twentieth Century.” Part one, on the ties between African American and…

BERLIN — The European Union’s normal course of action is to muddle through. But Russia’s war against Ukraine has snapped the 27-member body to attention.  Many European countries had let down their guard after the end of the Cold War seemed to usher in an era free of conflict on…

Among the Ukrainians whose jobs have completely changed since the Russian invasion is Oleg Ustenko, the chief economic adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky. In February, Ustenko was working out whether the annual growth estimate of 3.5 per cent should be revised down; now there is hardly anything left to count.…

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Before Washington embarks on a new Cold War, it’s time to remind ourselves of the global consequences of the last one. March 25, 2022 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. A…