2017 Given President Trump's partial rollback of engagement with Cuba, it seems worthwhile to look back on the schism between the island and its superpower neighbor. But, first, here are a few highlights of the new policy: Americans may still travel to Cuba in coming months, but only in groups with travel providers. Individual people-to-people travel will be prohibited. … [Read More...]
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The Split: Sunni and Shi’a
I've decided to publish a post or two from the Cold War Studies e-mail course on Islam, since tensions in the Middle East highlighting the Sunni-Shi'a split are … [Read More...]
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Read About Cold War Spies for Free Online
Many sites offer free Cold War Spy Books for download. Here are a few in no particular order: Spy Wise offers a previously unpublished revision of O.F. Snelling's … [Read More...]
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES VETS: WHY NOT PUT YOURS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS?
This post was originally published on Veterans Day 2010. Veterans' stories are so important that I'm posting it again. Need help telling your story? Let us know and we'll be glad to work with you. In the United States, today is Veteran's Day. I live in New … [Read More...]
N is for Nonaligned Movement
Nations who refused to closely associate themselves with either the Soviets or the US were known as neutral or nonaligned. The very concept of nonalignment was a problem for US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. At the same time, he acknowledged the … [Read More...]
Political Films of the Cold War: Emile de Antonio
Emile de Antonio (1919-1989) was a radical American documentary filmmaker during the Cold War years, specializing in political documentaries that cobbled together television footage, interviews, and other audio-visual material to argue his point. In a career … [Read More...]
