Cold War

In December 1988, the leader of the Soviet Union made a remarkable announcement at the United Nations. Mikhail Gorbachev declared the unilateral withdrawal of half a million Soviet troops from countries in Eastern Europe. “Further world progress is now possible only through the search for a consensus of all mankind,…

Late last year, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman called the Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal “one of the dumbest, most poorly thought out and counterproductive U.S. national security decisions of the post-Cold War era.” It’s not often that I find myself in violent…

In the minds of U.S. policymakers, America represents all mankind, and everything it does is by definition moral and right. Three decades ago, humanity was enjoying a special Christmas present: the end of the Soviet Union. The communist behemoth had arisen amid the chaos and slaughter of the First World…

British Columbia is bracing for extreme weather once again, this time in the form of record low temperatures and snow. Environment Canada has issued a number of warnings with Arctic winds in the forecast. Snow came down in parts of the Lower Mainland overnight, blanketing some areas in snow Friday…

Growing tensions with Russia and China only reinforce the nationalist and militarist factions in all countries. December 8, 2021 On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, US President Joe Biden will host a virtual “Summit for Democracy.” The gathering will bring together leaders from 110 countries who work in government,…

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. BEIJING: The United States' hosting of the "Summit for Democracy" is a dangerous and illogical move to rekindle the Cold-War mentality — to which the international community should be on high alert — a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said. Spokesman Wang Wenbin…

The Russo-Ukrainian war is in the news again. Not content with its annexation of Crimea—when is an aggressively expansive imperialist country ever content with Crimea once it’s got it in the pocket?—Russia has amassed an invasion-sized force at the border of Ukraine and is busily mobilizing reservists sufficient to provide…

  Present-day Concrete Cross. Courtesy of Google Maps. by Joseph T. Page II Monday, December 21, 2020 A few years ago, NPR Morning Edition released a story about spy satellites that caught my attention during a morning commute to work. Reporter Danny Hajek covered a story about mysterious 60-foot-long (18-meter-long)…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 November 2021 / 2,290 Views It was revealed earlier today the UK launch sales for Call of Duty: Vanguard are down 40 percent year-on-year compared to the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Physical sales are down 26 percent, while digital sales are…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 December 2021 / 2,314 Views Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan in a PlayStation Blog post celebrated the one year anniversary of the launch of the PlayStation 5.  "So much has happened in just one year from the day we lit…