Cold War

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• SOURCE: History.com
  1/13/20
  

  'Broken Arrow': When the First U.S. Atomic Bomb Went Missing

  Since the demolition crew’s report was top secret, no word emerged about the whereabouts of the missing atomic bomb. Were there clues in the wreckage that the bomb had in fact been released prior to impact?

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• 1/12/20
  

  Why The West Is Losing The Fight For Democracy

  by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes

  We once had trouble imagining a future that is not essentially democratic and capitalist. That is not the way we think today. Most of us now have trouble imagining a future, even in the West, that remains securely democratic and liberal.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  1/5/20
  

  Why policymakers must act to preserve information freedom at home and abroad

  by Diana Lemberg

  A Cold War dichotomy pitting capitalism and democracy versus state control misreads history.

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• 12/22/19
  

  Divisions Mark 30th Anniversary of the Opening of the Brandenburg Gate—Symbol of German Reunification

  by Jennifer Redmann

  Through its historic association with the surrounding region of Brandenburg, Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate serves as a reminder that in 2019, the German population remains politically and economically divided, even as Germany celebrates three decades as a united entity. 

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  12/15/19
  

  Exposed as Stasi Spy, a Newspaper Owner Tries to Reclaim His Story

  “I’m not an Easterner who has to apologize. I’m not an Easterner who needs to grovel,” he said in an interview at his newspaper’s offices.

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• 12/22/19
  

  Amidst the Rubble: Hope Harrison on the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

  by Paige Morse

  Historian Hope Harrison discusses how we should remember the Berlin Wall and why its history is so important.

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• 12/8/19
  

  NATO's First Post-Wall Summit 30 Years Later

  by Stephan Kieninger

  Debates over NATO’s purpose are not new. The alliance has always managed to adapt in times of challenges.

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• 11/24/19
  

  Russian Victories in the Post-Cold War Era

  by Albert M. Camarillo

  Putin’s Russia is winning battles to destabilize the U.S. that former USSR leaders such as Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, and Leonid Brezhnev had tried but failed.

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• 11/24/19
  

  Overcoming Cold War Narratives: Remembering the Progressive Politics of Louis Adamic

  by John P. Enyeart

  The reemergence of progressive politics today, and its links to antifascism, has a long history.

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• SOURCE: US News
  11/7/2019
  

  The Bunkers that Came in From the Cold

  by Catherin Shaer

  “The German Publics Growing worries over global tensions – in part tied to Trump’s policies – are stirring a revived interest in Cold War artifacts”

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  11/8/19
  

  The Battle Between NBC and CBS To Be the First To Film a Berlin Wall Tunnel Escape

  by Mike Conway

  In the summer of 1962, the two networks were at work on two separate, secret documentaries on tunnels being dug under the Berlin Wall.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  November 9, 2019
  

  ‘The day the wall came down’: How The Post covered the Berlin Wall’s fall 30 years ago

  by Robert McCartney

  Thirty years ago, East German officials abruptly announced it would open its border, ending 28 years of separation between East and West Berlin. This story ran on the front page of The Washington Post the next morning.

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• 11/10/19
  

  It’s Been 32 Years since the Conclusion of the INF Treaty Yet Arms Control Is Still Vital

  by Stephan Kieninger

  It is imperative to avoid a situation where we might have no arms control and no mutual verification at all. Against the backdrop of the Trump Administration’s loathing of arms control, it will be up to the European NATO allies to conceptualize a new arms-control framework for the post-INF world.

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• 11/17/19
  

  The History Briefing on Whistleblowers: Historical Perspective on the Ukraine Scandal

  by Julia Brown

  From Snowden to Deep Throat, whistleblowers have continually altered the course of American history and policy. 

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  11/1/19
  

  The Spirit That Brought Down the Berlin Wall Lives On

  by Robert Cohen

  Bloodless revolutions from Armenia to Lebanon are about ending the fatalism corrupt rule engenders.

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• SOURCE: Mashable
  11/6/19
  

  Live through incredible Berlin Wall escape stories with YouTube's VR history project

  The experimental film bridges the generational gap, transforming powerful archival photographs into immersive 360-degree virtual snapshots in time. 

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• SOURCE: Time
  11/7/19
  

  'The Gates in the Wall Stand Open Wide.' What Happened the Day the Berlin Wall Fell

  by Albinko Hasic

  The story of the Berlin Wall is one of division and repression, but also of the yearning for freedom — and the events that led up to its toppling are no exception.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  10/27/19
  

  What the Dismantling of the Berlin Wall Means 30 Years Later

  by James Carroll

  As the 30th anniversary of the end of the Cold War approaches, it should be obvious that there’s been a refusal in the United States to reckon with a decades-long set of conflagrations in the Greater Middle East as the inevitable consequence of that first American invasion in 1990.

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• SOURCE: Politico
  10/26/19
  

  Russia’s Long and Mostly Unsuccessful History of Election Interference

  by Casey Michel

  Trump’s willingness to allow foreign governments to influence American elections is historically unprecedented. Just how unprecedented becomes clear when you look back at the long history of attempts by foreign powers (almost always Russia) to tip an outcome to their advantage.

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• 10/27/19
  

  1949: A Crucial Year for America, Russia, China and the World

  by Kevin M. Shanley

  It’s valuable to revisit three events of global importance from 70 years ago and reflect on how global events intertwine with personal histories.