Concern It’s election season in the US and more than one of the Democratic primary contenders is touting one form or another of the following: “Our Democracy is in Danger; Our Democracy is at Stake; This Election is About the Future of our Democracy.” I’ve had conversations with family members, close friends, and acquaintances, but the jury seems to be out on what damage -- … [Read More...]
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COLD WAR IRAN: THE RISE OF IRAN’S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS (IRGC)
This post was originally published in 2015. In light of recent events, I think it's worth taking another look. One of the first challenges faced by Iran's … [Read More...]
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Foreign Aid: The Cold War and Now
Today, just as in 1947, American foreign aid is a very contentious topic. So contentious, in fact, that the handling of military assistance to the Ukrainian nation … [Read More...]
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The Superpowers in the Third World
Background Nikita Khrushchev, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 -1964, was responsible for the launching of a bold political offensive against the West in the Third World. At the time of Stalin’s death in 1953, … [Read More...]
The War in the Third World Begins
Soon after World War II ended, American and Russia took center stage in world affairs. Both of them declared war on the colonial system, and soon the Third World was caught up in a new ideological struggle. The Third World was to be torn apart by its own … [Read More...]
The Cold War’s War of Words
Balloons Over Poland Between February and May 1955, a group secretly funded by the Central Intelligence Agency inflated ten-foot balloons and armed them each with thirty CIA made copies of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The balloons were scheduled to drop their … [Read More...]
