No unity 30 years after the end of the Cold War
Germany is set to mark 30 years of reunification this weekend. The end of the Cold War also marked the beginning of a new era of international relations. What began with high…
Has the new Cold War between China and the US already begun?
The French papers are wondering if the new Cold War has already begun between the US and China, brought on by tensions from the coronavirus crisis. Also, the US passes the grim…
Managing our nuclear legacy
The Cold War may feel like a long time ago, but its nuclear legacy is undeniable. Today there are some 14,000 nuclear warheads in the world. How best to control and manage…
The day the Berlin Wall came down
The Cold War, a global power struggle between dictatorship and democracy, ended in Berlin on November 9, 1989. The course of history, however, was set in motion by decisive events outside the…
Poland’s “Cold War” tops European Film Awards
Pawel Pawlikowski’s film about a long-running love story in Soviet-era Poland won best film and best actress. The best comedy award went to another Cold War film, the UK's 'The Death of…
Johns Hopkins’ brands sees most fraught geopolitical environment since cold war
Hal Brands, professor of global affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), reacts to the U.S. accusing China of continuing a state-backed campaign of intellectual property theft.…
Trump will exit Cold War-era nuclear treaty
President Donald Trump said Washington will exit a Cold-War era treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons due to Russian violations, triggering a warning of retaliatory measures from Moscow.…
Russians like America after all – baseball, at least
Relations between Russia and the West hit such a low point this year that some saw a new Cold War in the making. So it might come as a surprise to hear…
Poisoned Relations: UK sanctions Russia over nerve agent attack
This week saw the UK announce the largest expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War. This was a repercussion following a nerve agent attack on British soil, believed to be commanded…
Hawaii tests nuclear warning siren
Hawaii resumes Cold War-era nuclear siren tests amid North Korea threat.…