In 1983 the period of detente had come to an end. The new president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, had referred to the ...

The Nation spoke with Meaney about his early life, his thinking about aesthetics and left politics, the Anglo reception of Chinese literature, and the future of magazines and the world. This ...

The Tu-22M3 Backfire, a supersonic bomber feared during the Cold War, has proven to be a disappointment for Russia in the ...

A PBS documentary profiles the storied diplomat who was obsessed, for better and worse, with keeping his adopted country safe ...

A white granite headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery bears a name that sounds American: Larry Allan Thorne.

Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying ...

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable cruise missile, moving closer to deploying it, according to President Vladimir Putin.

Another shoutout of the late-night comedy variety has come for Portland. The city — which has garnered waves of national attention amid the Trump administration’s weeklong attempts to send National ...

STUTTGART, Germany — A Cold War-era NATO fuel system designed to keep allied armies moving during wartime is getting extended into Poland, Polish officials said Friday. The $5.5 billion military ...

MOSCOW, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday said that there was no Cold War with the West because it was now a "fiery" conflict, and that the European Union and the NATO military alliance were lying ...

Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda. Jane Fonda announced ...

It is widely known that Boris Yeltsin, the Russian president in his final years, struggled with severe alcohol problems. However, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet Party leader, was quite the ...