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Stewart Udall, an elder in a famed political family who led the Interior Department as it promoted an expansion of public lands and helped win passage of major environmental laws, has died at the age of 90. Complete Story...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Monday for closer cooperation between Russia and NATO, the trans-Atlantic alliance that Moscow views with suspicion as a relic of the Cold War and a potential threat to its security.
Russia and NATO formally resumed military ties Tuesday in the latest sign of improving relations between the Cold War rivals as they move to boost cooperation in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan.
Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced.
The Berlin Wall stood for nearly three decades, the most potent symbol of Cold War divisions. Its collapse helped herald the wider collapse of communism across eastern Europe.
LITTLE STUKELEYS, England - It lacks the windswept beauty of Stonehenge or the Tower of London's regal history but that hasn’t stopped a 20-year-old bunker left obsolete by the fall of the Berlin Wall from joining those two landmarks on Britain's fabled list of historic gems.
On the night of Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall — the stark, menacing symbol of the Cold War — came crashing down, suddenly and dramatically.
A company that wants to build one of the first new U.S. uranium mills since the Cold War has won local approval and now needs state approval.
Russia and the United States are scrambling to address disagreements over a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with a little over a month left until the existing agreement between the Cold War adversaries expires.
The United States' standing in the world declined in the past decade to below Cold War levels, according to a leading group of political scientists.
The head of NATO called Friday for the U.S., Russia and NATO to link their missile defense systems against potential new nuclear threats from Asia and the Middle East, saying that the old foes must forget their lingering Cold War animosity.
Behind GM's hesitation to sell its unprofitable car business in Europe lies a Cold War fear: American technology will fall into Russian hands.
Concrete bunkers — an enduring symbol of Albania's harsh Cold War isolation — were dragged off a beach and destroyed Wednesday at a popular southern resort with the help of an aging Chinese-built tank.
Cuba's president on Wednesday called for an international financial system that better takes into account developing countries' interests, as the global recession captured the spotlight at a summit of non-aligned nations.
A former nuclear missile launch center that closed as the Cold War was winding down opened Monday to a public curious to see what life was like at the once-top secret site.
In an unusual defense against war crimes charges, former Liberian President Charles Taylor told judges Thursday that he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain enemy soldiers at roadblocks.
On this front line of the standoff between China and Taiwan, Cold War tensions are being trumped by the Chinese crested tern.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the U.S. president is wrong to suggest he remains mired in a Cold War mindset.
A high-level Russian diplomat says the recent U.S.-Russia summit was "groundbreaking" for relations between the old Cold War adversaries.
President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over when the U.S. leader makes his first trip to a Moscow summit.
Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
"The pursuit of power is no longer a zero-sum game. Progress must be shared." — President Barack Obama speaking in Russia.
Through the Cold War the United States and Russia built vast nuclear arsenals, creating a balance of terror that gripped the world.
Retired US general links Srebrenica fall to gays in Dutch armyThe Senate Armed Services Committee interviews another military man that believes in the vigor of bodily fluids. (a la Dr. Strangelove) Outlines bondage "handcuffed the soldiers to the telephone polls" in Srebrenica.
Why the Emergence of the Libertarian Right Is Good News for Progressives"Before Buckley and the movement conservatives took the right in another direction in the 1950s, this country had a libertarian, isolationist right, the right of Robert A. Taft and Alf Landon. Thanks to their opposition to the New Deal, U.S.
Dubai seeks Israeli prime minister's arrest over murder of Hamas militantIsraeli officials have refused to confirm or deny the reports. But Israel's media sees the killing as Mossad's work, and the probe has caused a diplomatic headache for the Jewish state with the countries whose passports were used summoning its envoys to hear angry protests.
Prime Minister Obama? Whether through dramatic events or the power of personality, presidents change the course of the nation. Lincoln (the Civil War); FDR (The New Deal and winning World War II); and LBJ (The Great Society, civil rights and the Vietnam debacle) are prime examples.
Ron Paul vs. Big-Government ConservativesKuhner's op-ed shows how incorrigible many conservatives are when it comes to Big Government. After so many years of allegiance to Big Government in foreign affairs, many of these people are simply not going to change.
Did the New Deal and World War II End the Great Depression?During the run-up to the Iraq war, along with all the other myths circulating about U.S. foreign policy, economic misconceptions abounded. Some suggested the war might be generally good for the American economy.
Triumph of the GOP Ultra-Crazies; CPAC Will Feature Glenn Beck And A Bunch of Crazies That Called Eisenhower a "dedicated, conscious agent of the communist conspiracy."As right-wingers ready for CPAC, the convention reveals a shocking sponsor: the conspiracy-spewing John Birch Society. John Avlon on how the original Wingnuts have entered the mainstream. Avlon is the author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America.
Latvian ghost town auctioned off for $3.1 millionSKRUNDA, Latvia – Latvia sold a deserted town built around a Soviet-era radar station to a Russian investor who bid $3.1 million at an unusual auction Friday, officials said.
The BBC is reporting that Iran has launched a rocket into Earth orbit with an "experimental capsule" containing "a rat, turtles and worms." The launch follows pronouncements earlier this week from Iranian President Ahmadinejad that the Islamic Republican would deliver a blow to …
Cross of Iron SpeechThe last, truly great Republican president warned us of the road the USA is careening down towards certain catastrophe.
China and the Islamic Republic Blocking U.N. sanctions is more than just a business decision.
'There is no democracy in the world that has a clean human rights record'MIHIR SHARMA: As executive director of Human Rights Watch, what would like to see done while in India?
I know many people are under the false impression that the Cold War was "peace time" and nothing happened.
I was looking through some historical World War II stuff and came across some analysis from the testimony given at the Nuremberg Trials... One passage really hit home to me.
US-Pakistan partnership: Make it work for both sidesUS relations with Pakistan are key to success in Afghanistan. Here's how to bolster them.
Time to End the Neocon Con GameAs Washington's long debate on the Afghan war unfolded, one group had an unhealthy advantage though – based on its record – it should have had no influence at all.
Russia, U.S. to extend talks on nuclear arms pactPresident Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, agreed by telephone to continue work on finding a successor to the Cold War-era START-1 treaty after "intensive and purposeful" talks between their delegations in Geneva.
Top 5 Crazy Government Experiments"What comes to mind when you hear the words "government experiment"? If Google Image Search can truly gauge this sort of thing, then your head's likely swimming with comic-book super soldiers, conspiracy theories, mutated animals and -- oddly enough -- country music singer Kenny …
Three bills are in the House of Representatives, and one bill in the Senate, all of which are of great interest to veterans of the Cold War.
Increased activity by Russian military aircraftThere are an increasing number of observations lately of Russian jetfighters and bombers on missions along the Norwegian coast. So far this year 75 Russian aircraft have been identified by Norwegian jet fighters.
Where is the Indispensibility?The Obama White House's first state guest was the Indian Prime Minister, which was not surprising given that India is the big success story of the post-Cold war era that appears destined for an increasingly important global role.
Saudi Arabia goes to warA crucially important conflict, woefully under-reported in the west, has now come to a head in the Middle East. In response to an ongoing fight that could spill out beyond the Arabian peninsula, Saudi Arabia has entered into direct war with the Houthi rebels in northern Yemen.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | Smokers� Corner: Bogey nationRecently the monthly Herald published the results of an elaborate survey that it undertook to determine the extent of anti-Americanism in Pakistan. The findings suggest nothing that we do not already know. The percentages in this case hold only an academic interest.
Reagan Didn't End the Cold War -- Leftist Intellectuals DidReagan was inspirational, but to claim he defeated Communism is a disservice to the millions of Eastern Europeans who struggled against great odds for their freedom.
America's Alliances Are Costly Relics Note that the countries could afford a robust defense against Russia if they chose. In 2008, the combined GDP of the NATO members added after the Cold War was roughly equal to Russia's.
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