List of Cold War articles
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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.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. Why Washington Is Fed Up With Beijing
Decades of failed efforts to woo China explain the Biden administration’s tough talk ahead of Alaska meeting.
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Secretary of State George Shultz at the London Economic Summit on June 8, 1984. Was George Shultz America’s Best Secretary of State?
Reagan’s top diplomat ended the Cold War and reshaped the world.
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Flags of different countries hang from a house in Aylesbury, United Kingdom, on May 8, 2020. This Is the Year Democracies Fight Back
Liberal states have been on the defensive for too long.
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containment-soviet-era-modern-threat-china-foreign-policy-ula-sveikauskaite-illustration-article The Return of Containment
What the Cold War policy means for our current moment.
