A move that could shut an independent university in Budapest poses fundamental questions about European values.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Cold War
Displaying 221 - 240 of 284 articles
The treaty to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons has been exceptionally successful. Only nine states have them. Now, efforts are underway to completely rid the world of them.
The use of nuclear weapons – arguably the most devastating of all weapons of mass destruction – is currently not necessarily prohibited under international law.
Because the EU is a unique experiment in integration in many ways, it can provide a good model for other regions, such as Asia.
Nuclear bunkers are familiar Cold War artefacts, but many have been re-purposed or lie derelict.
Is Trump correct in asserting that NATO has outlived its utility? Or that NATO’s members enjoy a ‘free ride’ on the back of the US? A political scientist examines the evidence.
UK diplomats are thoroughly briefed on the pitfalls that could trap them on overseas service.
He is revered for founding the welfare state, but the post-war leader also left a lasting legacy in British intelligence.
More than ever, Pine Gap remains at the heart of the Australian alliance with the United States, but serious reform is needed.
Many Ethiopians regard Castro as the man who saved their country. Somalis view him as the man who denied them the Greater Somalia re-union
It would be short-sighted to believe that a more far-reaching transformation than a royal succession might not also be in store for the Kingdom of Thailand.
More than any other, Venezuela is a country of Cuba’s making. But its own national tragedy is too deep for most citizens to mourn Fidel Castro’s death.
When technologies let us down, they tend to be forgotten. There’s a very good reason why this should be resisted.
New book describes how the American war game Able Archer 83 put Soviets on high alert at the height of the Cold War era.
While the rest of the world reeled in shock, the Russian leader was very quick to congratulate the new president-elect.
With a $1 trillion modernisation programme signed off and atomic scientists deeply worried about the future, American policy on nuclear weapons is pretty much business as usual.
In the third volume of The Official History of ASIO series, historians Dr John Blaxland and Dr Rhys Crawley examine the organisation's role in the years leading to the end of the Cold War.
NatWest’s decision to close RT accounts may not be the right move to win the information war against Russia.
The Non-Aligned Movement member states enjoy cohesion on few issues. Historically, their heterogeneity ranged from absolute monarchs to socialist presidents.
On September 27, 1956, an atomic mushroom cloud rose above the Maralinga plain - the first of seven British bomb tests. Why was Australia so keen to put UK military interests ahead of its own people?
Top contributors
-
Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University., La Trobe University
-
Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
-
Lecturer in Strategic Studies and International Relations, University of Reading
-
Professor of Political Science, Kansas State University
-
Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
-
Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
-
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria., University of Pretoria
-
Professor of Political Science, University at Buffalo
-
Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
-
Research Associate, Dept of Anthropology & Development Studies and Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, University of Johannesburg
-
Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies, Brunel University London
-
Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
-
Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Bradford
-
Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
