List of Cold War articles
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The Grohnde nuclear power plant Germany Confronts Its Nuclear Demons
Opposition to all things nuclear was the bedrock of the modern German political psyche. Then came Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Electricity workers check solar panels in China. Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It
Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
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An outdoor screen shows a virtual meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Beijing on December 15, 2021. Why China Threads the Needle on Ukraine
Beijing is confident in the United States’ decline and unwilling to rock the boat.
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Iranian, Russian, and Chinese warships practice a joint military drill in the Indian Ocean. The United States Can’t Afford to Stay Entangled With China
Russia’s war shows paying the price of decoupling now is worth it.
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A tunnel under London is built to accommodate those sheltering from air raids. What Happened to Europe’s Public Bunkers?
As bombs fall on Ukraine, many European governments are waking up to the sorry state of their own civil defenses.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) and General Mark Milley (R), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee April 7 in Washington. Yes, the United States Should Weaken Russia
The old approach of outreach and inclusion has failed. In the wake of Russia’s latest invasion, Washington must seek to erode Moscow’s power.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence. The U.S. Can’t Afford a Double Cold War
A new global order needs to avoid simultaneous conflict with China and Russia.
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The wreckage of Dag Hammarskjold’s plane What Really Happened to Dag Hammarskjold’s Plane
More than 60 years after the deaths of the U.N. chief and his team, the victims’ families believe the answer may lie in Washington’s and London’s archives.
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North Korean army soldiers It’s Time for Biden to End the Korean War
The U.S. president should ignore fearmongering and build on a real opportunity.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves after making a toast during a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017. Wu Hong/Getty Images China Is a Declining Power—and That’s the Problem
The United States needs to prepare for a major war, not because its rival is rising but because of the opposite.
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French President Emmanuel Macron gestures next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping following their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 26, 2019. Europeans Want to Stay Out of the New Cold War
New polling shows that Europeans think a struggle between Washington and Beijing is unavoidable—but want no part of it.
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A statue of Mao Zedong Ideological Competition With China Is Inevitable—Like It or Not
Beijing recognizes promoting human rights and democracy is an ideological challenge. So should Washington.
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Schoolchildren and their teacher peer out from under their desks during a Cold War air raid drill Be Wary of China Threat Inflation
Look at what happened with the Soviet threat in the Cold War.
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george blake simon kuper book Before Jihadi John, There Was George Blake
The British KGB double agent was a forerunner of today’s radicalized Western jihadis.
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The U.S. and Chinese flags stand behind a microphone. The World Might Want China’s Rules
Washington shouldn’t assume its values are more attractive to others than Beijing’s.
