Essay: Russia’s decision to ditch Cold War arms limitation treaty raises tensions with NATO
In an article first published on The Conversation, KENTON WHITE explains the background to Russia’s recent decision to pull out of the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe…
At UN, Russia’s Lavrov warns world at “dangerous threshold”
United NationsReuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the risk of conflict between global powers was at an “historic high” and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the world was at a threshold “possibly even more dangerous” than during the Cold War. Guterres, seated next to Lavrov in the UN Security Council, criticized […]
Pope evokes cold-war replay, says leaders should avoid arms
Vatican City AP Pope Francis urged world leaders Wednesday to use reason and not arms to resolve differences, evoking memories of the 1960s Cold War between Washington and Moscow. At his weekly audience in St Peter’s Square, Francis noted that Tuesday marked the 60th anniversary of the issuance of a Cold War-era encyclical by Pope John […]
Essay: Squeezed between China and Russia, Mongolia fears ‘new cold war’
CHRISTOPH BLUTH, professor of international relations and security at the UK’s University of Bradford, looks – in an article fiest published on The Conversation, looks at Mongolia’s concerns over its future…
Postcards: Cold War bunker a life saver in devastated Ukrainian village
ROD NICKEL, of Reuters, reports from the village of Luch…
Cold War flashbacks: Russian nuclear rhetoric rekindles German fears
TOM SIMS, of Reuters, reports that with the Ukraine border less than a nine-hour drive from Berlin, war feels uncomfortably close for many in Germany…
Essay: Mikhail Gorbachev – five things you need to know
In an article first published on The Conversation, JONATHAN DAVIS – associate professor in modern European history at Anglia Ruskin University, looks at five facts about the life of Mikhail Gorbachev…
The Long Read: Gorbachev ended Cold War but presided over Soviet collapse
RALPH BOULTON and GUY FAULCONBRIDGE, of Reuters, write about the life and legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev who died this week at age 91…
Updated: Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91
Last updated: 11am (AEST)Moscow, Russia Reuters Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and […]
Essay: While focusing on Ukraine, don’t forget the rest of the world
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says it’s important to remember Ukraine is one of many connected crises around the world…