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Europe Isn’t Bringing the Iron Curtain Down Again

Claims of an East-West split inside the continent are unhelpful.

Foreign Policy

World-famous bomber overshoots runway and just misses road as cars pass

The XM655 Vulcan plane sped off the runway and almost crashed into the busy road at Wellesbourne Airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire on Friday morning

Daily Mirror

The Queen’s relationship with each US President: From Truman to Trump

Queen Elizabeth shared warm relationships with many US presidents

The Independent UK

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Ukraine war: this map holds an important clue about Kremlin fears of Nato expansion

As Russian forces withdrew in the face of the recent Ukrainian counteroffensives, the Kremlin repeated its claim that its military invaded because of the threat of Nato’s possible expansion.

The Conversation

NSA analyst jailed for life for selling US secrets to Soviets dies aged 80

Ronald Pelton, convicted of espionage in 1986, said he accepted money from America’s cold war enemy because he was desperate

The Guardian - US

High-tech competition with China should be focus, report urges - Roll Call

Eric Schmidt-led group calls for a new defense strategy dubbed “Offset-X” to counter Chinese military strength.

Roll Call

The Queen’s relationship with each US President:

Queen Elizabeth shared warm relationships with many US presidents

The Independent UK

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North Korean ammo will stretch Russia's supply, but with clear limits and drawbacks

The north's stockpile of bullets and artillery rounds are compatible with Russia's weapons, but may be lower-quality. Transferring anything more powerful would get much more complicated.

WEKU

EXPLAINER: What help are North Korean weapons to Russia?

North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells _ many of them likely from old stock _ to its Cold War ally Russia

The Independent UK

Gorbachev the environmentalist

Much has been written, and rightly so, about the political impact, significance and legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022). However, in addition to his grand and historic roles in changing the shape of Europe and Russia, and bringing to an end a Cold War that threatened to end in nuclear annihilation…

Bangkok Post

How has Australia dealt with China in the past and what does this mean for today?

Tensions between Canberra and Beijing are nothing new. Here's how various prime ministers have managed the changing relationship over the years.

ABC News

Time to Rethink America’s Nuclear Strategy

How to learn the right lessons from the Cold War.

Foreign Affairs

Boris Johnson calls for next PM to honour nuclear test veterans

Servicemen were deliberately exposed to radiation during experiments that took place during the Cold War. But their sacrifice has never been honoured.

Wales Online

Thanks to Gorbachev, SE Asia found peace

Lest we forgot, President Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet leader who was the game changer in bringing an end to the Cambodian conflict. Southeast Asia owes him for giving peace a chance during the most turbulent time in this part of the world. The global media has widely credited him…

Bangkok Post

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson delivers Plutonium Jubilee for Britain's nuclear test veterans

In his final act in office, the PM said the forgotten heroes of the Cold War kept millions safe for decades, and it was his "firm belief" they also deserved a medal

The Hindu

Gorbachev, macro-economics, and Gandhi

Concepts of free trade, financial freedom, and privatisation are not the right solutions for India’s citizens

Salon

Gorbachev: The missed opportunity

George H.W. Bush could have helped Gorbachev in 1991. Instead, he paved the way to Vladimir Putin and the oligarchs

Reuters

Sullivan concludes tenure as U.S. ambassador to Russia, leaves Moscow

John Sullivan, a Trump appointee who told Reuters earlier this year it would take "a crowbar" to get him out of Moscow, has left Russia after finishing his tenure as U.S. ambassador there, the U.S. embassy in the country said on Sunday.

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UK's most secret nuclear bunker 'haunted' by ghosts of Cold War officials

It lay buried under the fields of Britain's countryside for over half a century as a secret to the outside world – now Hack Green is an open visitor attraction said to be haunted by its past

Evening Standard

Watch: Mikhail Gorbachev funeral held in Moscow

Mourners have gathered in Moscow for the funeral of Mikhail Gobrachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union.Mr Gorbachev, who was credited with helping to bring an end to the Cold War and opening up the former USSR, died on Tuesday at the age of 91.On Saturday, his coffin was…

Evening Standard

Mikhail Gorbachev: Funeral held for last Soviet leader

Mr Gorbachev died on Tuesday at the age of 91

The Guardian - UK

Mikhail Gorbachev funeral held in Moscow as Putin too busy to attend

Hundreds of mourners pay tribute in Russian capital to former Soviet leader credited with helping to end cold war

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: More than ever, Cuba — and by proxy, Miami — need a change-agent like Mikhail Gorbachev

RIP, Mikhail Gorbachev, a leader who spoke, as he described it, “the language of practical politics” and ended the Cold War — albeit, not in Cuba or Miami.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gorbachev to Be Buried in Modest Funeral Snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried Saturday in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin's refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its…

The Independent UK

Gorbachev to be buried in modest funeral snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched dramatic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin

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