COLD WAR

A former U.S. intelligence agent writes about all aspects of Cold War espionage in Europe

This paper will be examining how the Cold War arose from and was exacerbated by geopolitical settlements, ideological tensions from which foreign policies were framed, and the dilemma of a significant post-World War II power vacuum in Europe.

We all thought that the Cold War ended when the Soviet Union disolved in 1991. But recent remarks by the Russian President Valdimir Putin has NATO command asking if the Cold War is hot again.

In this paper, the meaning of the Space Race and its accomplishments will be explored and discussed within the context of the Cold War and beyond.

The twenty-five years following World War II symbolize all the political institutions of an international warfare without the actual combat.

In the days before spy satellites, on-the-ground espionage was all the more important and the Allied Military Liaison Missions operating in Germany during the Cold War gathered literally tons of this information during their active, near-secret history.

An examination of John le Carre's classic novel The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, and how its depiction of spycraft as more bureaucracy than Bond changed the terms and conceptual framework of popular fictional depictions of the Cold War and spying in general.

Cold War Kids offers a great show as it tours the U.S. club scene building a strong following with its music.

In times reminiscent of the Cold War, the world is experiencing a growing sense of tension; blamed widely on Americas insistence on policing the world.

Recent foreign policy decisions are a historical reflection of policy decisions created during the Cold War.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in reacting to NATO missile defenses in eastern Europe, revealed that the cold war is still very much on his mind. His actions and style do as well.

This essay discusses main points made by Paxton relative to the inevitability of the Cold War, and a review of Paxton's analysis

When World War II in Europe came to an end on May 7, 1945, a new war was just beginning. This war became known as the Cold War and was between the two world superpowers, the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR).

The Cold War embodied the growing tensions between the east and the west, and polarized movies as well. As tensions grew between the USSR and the US, American foreign policy appeared in various ways on the big screen.

There seems to be little connective tissue between the Cold War and the current on War on Terror. A closer examination, however, reveals a very strong bind.

During the Cold War, America and the Soviet Union never fought each other directly, instead engaging each other through war in other countries. Anti-communist sentiments spread in America and America entered a long lasting bitter rivalry

The Cold War (1945-1991) dominated international relations within a framework of political, economic, and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The prisoner's dilemma is a decision making model that explains the pros and cons of cooperation and non-cooperation. Even the slightest mistrust can lead to one or both parties acting through fear of the other party's possible actions.

Was Russia alone to blame for the Cold War?

how the Cold War impacted Ian Fleming and his life

The Cold War dominated international relations from the late 1940s to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

I contend that the historical record bears true the argument that Ronald Reagan played a major role in ending the Cold War. Reagan accomplished this by embarking on an ambitious program of political, economic, and rhetorical assault on the Soviet Union.

Fail-Safe is perhaps one of the best Cold War-era films that dared to depict an accidental nuclear war brought on by the failure of technology and human frailties.

During the Cold War, the genre of espionage thrillers enjoyed great pouplarity in the reading public. Since the demise of the Soviet Union, the genre has seemingly fallen on hard times.