Cold War

Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution Started 30 Years Ago—But It Was Decades in the Making

By Andy Kopsa

Even Before the Wall, Berlin's Zoos Were Already Cold War Rivals

By J.W. Mohnhaupt and Shelley Frisch

What Happened the Day the Berlin Wall Fell

By Albinko Hasic

Before the Berlin Wall, the KGB Used a Familiar Tool to Undermine Democracy in Germany: Disinformation

By Steve Vogel / History News Network
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Global Military Spending Has Doubled but the World Is No Safer

Instead of buying a battle tank, we could treat 26,000 people for malaria, writes Izumi Nakamitsu

By Izumi Nakamitsu

Here’s How One Family Prepared for Nuclear War in 1954

"The thin veneer of civilization was blown off and they were dazed, crazed animals"

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

What Experts Have Learned So Far From the JFK Records Releases

In the months since the document drops began, here's what experts have gleaned from newly released JFK assassination files

By Olivia B. Waxman

How the U.S. Prepared for Nuclear Catastrophe

The new book Raven Rock explores the "nuts and bolts" of disaster prep

By Mahita Gajanan

Trump Has Little Chance of Winning a New Cold War With China

The new U.S. Administration has been testing Beijing with provocative stances on trade, Taiwan and the South China Sea. But starting up a Cold War with China is a highly risky strategy

By Charlie Campbell / Xiamen

The Couple Wrongly Blamed for Starting the Korean War

The Korean War claim was just one of the egregious flaws in the trial that ended in the Rosenbergs' deaths

By Lori Clune / History News Network

Exclusive: Russian Leader Defiant on Syria Bombing

Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev tells TIME that the peace deal won't stop the war in Syria

By Simon Shuster / Munich

The Real Story Behind the Movie Trumbo

Bryan Cranston plays the blacklisted screenwriter in a new movie

By Lily Rothman

Russia's Loitering Close to Vital Underwater Data Cables Has Washington Spooked

Resurgent tensions between the two powers hark back to Cold War times

By Joanna Plucinska

Sons of Spies Want Canadian Citizenship Back

They were stripped of it after their parents were discovered as "deep cover" Russian agents

By Joanna Plucinska

New Rules Will Make it Easier to do Business in Cuba

The Obama Administration lifts more restrictions

By Chris Matthews / Fortune

Why Kids Should Be Making Clocks in Science Class

The arrest of a boy for the high crime of inventiveness should wake us all up

By Jeffrey Kluger

The Origins and Legacy of the Idea of the 'Third World'

Historian Jason Parker reflects on a term with a complicated past

By Jason Steinhauer / The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress

The 'Zealot' Who Gave the John Birch Society Its Name

His death on Aug. 25, 1945, was commemorated by the anti-communist group

By Lily Rothman

When Khrushchev Said No to Pepsi but Yes to Peace

July 24, 1959: Nixon and Khrushchev spar at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow, in what becomes known as the “kitchen debate.”

By Jennifer Latson

Scenes From Guantanamo in the Lead-Up to a Crisis

Long before a detention center opened at Guantanamo Bay, another crisis took hold of the naval base

By Eliza Berman
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