About Cold War


The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states, and the United States with its allies after World War II.

Elliott Erwitt: Legendary photographer dies aged 95

Elliott Erwitt: Legendary photographer dies aged 95
Nov 30,2023 8:31 pm

... In 2017, on the centenary of Russia s October Revolution, he spoke to the BBC about what it was like to witness two world leaders having a spat during the Cold War...

Henry Kissinger: China mourns 'a most valued old friend'

Henry Kissinger: China mourns 'a most valued old friend'
Nov 30,2023 5:11 pm

... Mr Kissinger, who shaped US foreign policy during some of the most crucial Cold War years, was instrumental in brokering that trip, which many see as a pivotal moment in China s decision to engage with the West...

Henry Kissinger: Divisive diplomat who towered over world affairs

Henry Kissinger: Divisive diplomat who towered over world affairs
Nov 29,2023 9:41 pm

... The Cold War was at its height: Armageddon had only just been avoided over Cuba, American troops were still in Vietnam and Russia had recently invaded Prague...

The Chinese mafia's downfall in a lawless casino town

The Chinese mafia's downfall in a lawless casino town
Nov 22,2023 9:51 pm

... But in Laukkaing the conflict is more like payback, in a vendetta which goes back to the days of the Cold War...

Four things we learned from the Biden-Xi meeting

Four things we learned from the Biden-Xi meeting
Nov 15,2023 11:51 pm

... " During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union always maintained military-to-military communication to avoid any accident or misreading of intent that could cause a war between nuclear powers, " said Mick Mulroy, a former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence...

Ukraine gets European Commission backing for talks on Ukraine membership

Ukraine gets European Commission backing for talks on Ukraine membership
Nov 8,2023 8:41 am

... In the early days of the EU, enlargement was driven by the need to consolidate Western Europe during the Cold War - and later by the necessity of stabilising the parts of the former Soviet empire that had become independent...

Evelyn Hollow: 'Don't call me a ghost hunter'

Evelyn Hollow: 'Don't call me a ghost hunter'
Oct 27,2023 9:21 pm

... " Now in its third series, Uncanny has a devoted audience eager to lap up its stories of haunted Highland bothies, close encounters at Cold War air bases and loved ones returning from beyond the grave to watch over those they have left behind...

What China's economic problems mean for the world

What China's economic problems mean for the world
Sep 28,2023 10:01 pm

... Beijing continues to retaliate with restrictions of its own, frequently blasts the " Cold War mentality" of western countries and appears to maintain good relations with authoritarian leaders of sanctioned regimes, such as Russia s Vladimir Putin and Syria s Bashar Al-Assad...

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