List of Cold War articles
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arms race-senor-salme-illustration-site The Art of the Arms Race
To avoid disaster, the United States must relearn crucial Cold War lessons.
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nonalignment-george-wylesol-illustration-site A New Cold War May Call for a Return to Nonalignment
Why a growing number of countries want to avoid getting stuck in a great-power tussle—again.
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new-iron-curtain-george-wylesol-illustration-site The Classic Cold War Conundrum Is Back
It is impossible to forget Russia’s violent and repressive actions in Ukraine, but it is necessary to deal with them to avoid escalation.
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United Nations troops fight in the streets of Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 20, 1950. Ukraine Is the Korean War Redux
Russia’s invasion heralds the transition to a new global order—but it will be less stable than the Cold War.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he speaks during a press conference ahead of the NATO summit in Madrid at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 27. We Are Now in a Global Cold War
With NATO expanding its focus to China, new battle lines are being drawn.
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The Grohnde nuclear power plant Germany Confronts Its Nuclear Demons
Opposition to all things nuclear was the bedrock of the modern German political psyche. Then came Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Electricity workers check solar panels in China. Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It
Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
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An outdoor screen shows a virtual meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Beijing on December 15, 2021. Why China Threads the Needle on Ukraine
Beijing is confident in the United States’ decline and unwilling to rock the boat.
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Iranian, Russian, and Chinese warships practice a joint military drill in the Indian Ocean. The United States Can’t Afford to Stay Entangled With China
Russia’s war shows paying the price of decoupling now is worth it.
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A tunnel under London is built to accommodate those sheltering from air raids. What Happened to Europe’s Public Bunkers?
As bombs fall on Ukraine, many European governments are waking up to the sorry state of their own civil defenses.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) and General Mark Milley (R), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee April 7 in Washington. Yes, the United States Should Weaken Russia
The old approach of outreach and inclusion has failed. In the wake of Russia’s latest invasion, Washington must seek to erode Moscow’s power.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence. The U.S. Can’t Afford a Double Cold War
A new global order needs to avoid simultaneous conflict with China and Russia.
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The wreckage of Dag Hammarskjold’s plane What Really Happened to Dag Hammarskjold’s Plane
More than 60 years after the deaths of the U.N. chief and his team, the victims’ families believe the answer may lie in Washington’s and London’s archives.
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North Korean army soldiers It’s Time for Biden to End the Korean War
The U.S. president should ignore fearmongering and build on a real opportunity.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves after making a toast during a welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017. Wu Hong/Getty Images China Is a Declining Power—and That’s the Problem
The United States needs to prepare for a major war, not because its rival is rising but because of the opposite.
