Cold War

There are still many conflicts around the world. Since the mid-2000s, their number has increased again. (Representative image) The twentieth century was dominated by wars. An estimated 80 million people died in two world wars. Then there was the Cold War: an…

When the Berlin Wall was pierced on 9 November 1989, world attention was on Europe. But the collapse of the Soviet Union that followed resonated across Africa and globally. The 30th anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on these forces and their implic…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Mike Pompeo has held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his visit to Berlin US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned of the dangers posed by Russia and China and called on Nato to grow and confront "th…

An augmented reality app is letting people see the Berlin Wall, 30 years after it was torn down. The app shows how the Berlin Wall changed over time. (Nov. 4) AP There's a reason why after a great tragedy we are called to never forget. Humanity has a tende…

I loved those bafflingly ambitious late ’90s/early 2000s shooters. I tried them all. I traipsed through Trespasser and wept at Hidden & Dangerous’s muddy, buggy, broken war. And I joined Graham in falling a little bit in love with Project IGI’s stomach cr…

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Brazil voted for the first time with the United States on Thursday against an annual United Nations resolution condemning and calling for an end to Washington's economic embargo on Communist-ruled Cuba, while Co…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is expected to vote for the first time against an annual U.N. resolution on Thursday condemning the U.S. economic embargo on communist-run Cuba, two people in the Brazilian government told Reuters. The policy shift represents the…

Popular Spanish filmmaker Kike Maíllo (“Eva,”“Toro”) is set to direct “A Perfect Enemy,” a psychological thriller based on Amelie Nothomb’s bestselling novel “The Enemy’s Cosmetique” with “Cold War” star Tomasz Kot and “The Good Liar” actress Athena Strates s…

PodcastsNov 5, 2019John Lewis Gaddis , Elmira BayrasliThirty years ago this week, the world watched in awe as thousands brought down the Berlin Wall, marking the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Today, however, democracy is in crisis, and authoritarian…

Germany opened Monday a week of festivities marking three decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but a hint of a return of the Cold War and the rise of nationalism is dampening the mood. Leaders of former Cold War powers will be absent from anniversary f…