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Cold War
January 23, 2018
China Reprimands US Over 2018 National Defense Strategy
By Charlotte Gao
Both the Chinese foreign ministry and defense ministry criticized Washington's “Cold War” mentality.
January 19, 2018
The Enduring Relevance of America's Reckoning With the Qing Dynasty
By Robert Farley
To some extent, the United States is still captured by the romantic notion of a “mission” with China.
January 11, 2018
The Vietnam War Spy Who Didn’t Love Us
By Shane Worrell
A new book sheds light on journalist and spy Pham Xuan An.
January 05, 2018
Dr. Strangelove and the Insane Reality of Nuclear Command-and-Control
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Stanley Kubrick’s iconic dark comedy continues to highlight the importance of nuclear command-and-control safety mechanisms.
May 16, 2017
Americans Need to Get Used to North Korean Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The United States would do well to start dealing with North Korea as if it was already in possession of an ICBM.
May 02, 2017
Under Trump, A Looming North Korean ICBM Threat Brings Alliance 'Decoupling' Fears Back to East Asia
By Ankit Panda
How long until Trump wonders out loud why the U.S. should risk American cities for Korean and Japanese cities?
December 13, 2016
Just How Wide-Reaching Are China's Economic Espionage Efforts?
By Robert Farley
Chinese economic espionage was never limited to just the United States or just one industry.
October 04, 2016
Why the Korean War Remained Limited
By Robert Farley
How do states evaluate their commitments during wartime?
August 04, 2016
Revealed: Chiang Kai-shek's Secret Overtures to the Soviet Union
By Robert Farley
Taipei and Moscow kept their relationship quiet for the duration of the Cold War.
June 28, 2016
A Strange Cold War Partnership: North Korea and Guyana
By Robert Farley
What did North Korea and Guyana want of each other during the height of the Cold War?
April 08, 2016
How Mao Zedong Benefited From the Cuban Missile Crisis
By Robert Farley
The Chinese role in Cuba during the Cold War paid dividends domestically for Mao Zedong.