WILLIAM HURST is Chong Hua Professor of Chinese Development and Co-Director of the Centre for Geopolitics at the University ...

In October 1962 our world came very close to a nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States. It is now known as ...

In the 1980s, the Soviet Union, once a powerful force in technological development, found itself far behind the United States ...

The halting of deliveries of air defense missiles from the U.S. will lead to“major casualties among civilians,” a deputy ...

D uring the Cold War, which lasted from roughly 1947 to 1991, several notable Soviet citizens defected to the United States. Each defection was a victory of sorts in the war of ideological ...

National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

The couple plan to transform one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean into a must-visit destination for the ...

In the aftermath of the U.S. government’s military strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, it is easy to assume that Iran ...

The Olympic Games showcase global athletic talent every four years. The United States leads with over 3,100 medals, followed ...

Created in the waning years of the Cold War, the new Watson School of International and Public Affairs continues its history ...

On June 25, 1950, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War that cost millions of ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and ...