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Cold War
Why the Korean War Remained Limited
By Robert Farley
How do states evaluate their commitments during wartime?
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.
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?
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.
Declassified: US Attempts to Rein in Chiang Ching-kuo's Nuclear Ambitions
By Ankit Panda
The Carter administration had to make sure Taiwan didn't renege on a 1976 nuclear pledge.
Beijing 'Lost' the Sino-Soviet Split, But That Didn't Matter in the End
By Robert Farley
The ideological struggle driving the Sino-Soviet split stopped mattering in the end.
Tolkachev, Cold War Spycraft, and Modern Risks for China
By Robert Farley
China should be wary of a Tolkachev-esque figure eroding its strategic position vis-a-vis the United States.
Ever Wonder How China Got Back Into International Diplomacy After the Cultural Revolution?
By Robert Farley
China's successful entry into the international scene after the Cultural Revolution bears lessons for other pariah states.
The Cold War and Holy War: A Chinese Take on the ‘Clash of Civilizations’
By Yang Hengjun
Blogger Yang Hengjun on the Paris attacks and the idea of a "clash of civilizations" -- and where China fits in.
After Incheon: Containment or Liberation?
By Francis P. Sempa
The famous landing and its aftermath helped guide U.S. foreign policy doctrine in the postwar period.
South China Sea: Conflict Escalation and ‘Miscalculation’ Myths
By Steven Stashwick
“The record suggests that miscalculation concerns over incidents in the maritime realm are exaggerated.”
Remembering World War II in Asia: Dishonest Visions of History?
By Colin Jones
Cold War divisions, now shorn of their ideological pretensions, have achieved a kind of second life in war memory.