Politics Apr 01 Sanctions on Russia mean a struggle for Cuban car owners looking for parts By Juan Zamorano, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press
World Feb 22 Why NATO and Ukraine are a flash point with Russia 30 years after the end of the Cold War Russian leaders have watched with mounting resentment as the transatlantic alliance has nearly doubled its membership since the end of the Cold War. President Vladimir Putin has drawn a red line in Ukraine. By Jonathan Masters, Council on Foreign Relations
World Jan 22 Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the U.S. and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security crisis to emerge between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
World Jun 24 What’s an advanced Russian warship doing in Havana harbor? Russia has not provided details about the purpose of its trip, but the Kremlin has moved to bolster Russia's military capability amid tensions with the West. By Michael Weissenstein, Andrea Rodriguez, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
Dec 05 WATCH: George H.W. Bush was a ‘gentleman, a genuine leader,’ former Canadian PM says By Associated Press Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has praised former U.S. President George H.W. Bush as a strong world leader who helped oversee the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:10 Feud with the West bolsters Putin’s image, as tragic Siberian fire shows limits of his control By PBS NewsHour American diplomats packed up at the U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg on Friday, another escalation in the current diplomatic crisis making Russia-U.S. relations more cloudy and dangerous than any point since the Cold War. But while international tensions may strengthen… Continue watching
Mar 10 The Cold War’s toxic legacy: Costly, dangerous cleanups at atomic bomb production sites By William J. Kinsella, The Conversation During the Cold War, the U.S. built nuclear weapons at a network of secretive sites across the nation. Some are still heavily polluted and threaten public health today. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 6:50 Why Putin is unveiling ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons now By PBS NewsHour Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted of new nuclear weapons that he says can defeat U.S. missile defenses in an address unveiling a grand vision for his country. His return to Cold War rhetoric comes a month after the U.S. announced… Continue watching
Jan 21 50 years ago, a U.S. military jet crashed in Greenland – with 4 nuclear bombs on board By Timothy J. Jorgensen for The Conversation In what came to be known as the Thule incident, an American bomber crashed in Greenland, spreading radioactive wreckage across 3 square miles. Continue reading