Cold War  (tagged articles)

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James E. Webb and the Grand Strategy of the Moon Landing: A Political, Administrative, and Contextual Analysis

Charlotte Waldman - The man who powered NASA through the Apollo Era had no background in science or engineering. Rather, NASA achieved one of history’s most thrilling tasks on an ambitious timeline in turbulent political conditions precisely because NASA Administrator James E. Webb... Keep Reading »
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Scientific Federal Agencies & the United States Negotiation for the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1962-1963

Helen Thompson - In October of 1962, the United States and Soviet Union’s arms race in ballistic missiles escalated to an unnerving confrontation that lasted thirteen days, while both world leaders waited on opposite sides of the world for the other to say the word and start... Keep Reading »
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The China Dilemma: A Study of the Ideological Roots of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards China During the Cold War

Austin Krug - This paper investigates the influence of U.S. foreign policymakers' perceptions towards China on policy formulation during the Cold War. The influence of perceptions, especially perceptions surrounding the ideology of combatant states, is especially controversial when... Keep Reading »

Theories of Nuclear Proliferation: Why Do States Seek Nuclear Weapons?

David A. Smith - Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and destructive weapons held in the aresenals of any modern states. Since the creation of the nuclear bomb, many have feared that a nuclear war could lead to the end of life on earth as we currently know it. The Treaty on the Non... Keep Reading »

Détente Studies in Cold War International History: Questions (Un)Marked?

Jittipat Poonkham - Détente is generally understood as a relaxation of international tension. However, there are many conceptions and characteristics of détente: superpower détente (such as ‘Nixinger's, Leonid Brezhnev's or Mao Zedong/ Zhou Enlai's dé... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Cold War is tagged in the following 16 articles.

Space Race
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
James E. Webb and the Grand Strategy of the Moon Landing: A Political, Administrative, and Contextual Analysis
By Charlotte Waldman
The man who powered NASA through the Apollo Era had no background in science or engineering. Rather, NASA achieved one of history’s most thrilling tasks on an ambitious timeline in turbulent political conditions precisely because NASA Administrator... Read Article »
Cold War Moon Landing Space Exploration Space Race James E. Webb NASA
American History
2017, Vol. 9 No. 03
Scientific Federal Agencies & the United States Negotiation for the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1962-1963
By Helen Thompson
In October of 1962, the United States and Soviet Union’s arms race in ballistic missiles escalated to an unnerving confrontation that lasted thirteen days, while both world leaders waited on opposite sides of the world for the other to say... Read Article »
American History Cold War Nuclear Weapons Foreign Policy Test Ban Treaty John F. Kennedy Cuban Missile Crisis Nuclear Proliferation Science Policy
Foreign Policy
2016, Vol. 7 No. 1
The China Dilemma: A Study of the Ideological Roots of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards China During the Cold War
By Austin Krug
Published by Clocks and Clouds
This paper investigates the influence of U.S. foreign policymakers' perceptions towards China on policy formulation during the Cold War. The influence of perceptions, especially perceptions surrounding the ideology of combatant states, is especially... Read Article »
Foreign Policy U.S.-China Relations Cold War Political Ideology China American Politics
Nuclear Proliferation
2016, Vol. 8 No. 08
Theories of Nuclear Proliferation: Why Do States Seek Nuclear Weapons?
By David A. Smith
Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and destructive weapons held in the aresenals of any modern states. Since the creation of the nuclear bomb, many have feared that a nuclear war could lead to the end of life on earth as we currently know it.... Read Article »
Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Proliferation Nuclear War Realism International Relations Nuclear Non-proliferation Cold War Arms Control
Cold War
2016, Vol. 2015/2016 No. 3
Détente Studies in Cold War International History: Questions (Un)Marked?
By Jittipat Poonkham
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
Détente is generally understood as a relaxation of international tension. However, there are many conceptions and characteristics of détente: superpower détente (such as ‘Nixinger's, Leonid Brezhnev's or Mao Zedong/ Zhou... Read Article »
International Relations Cold War Detente International History Richard Nixon Henry Kissinger Foreign Policy
2015, Vol. 8 No. 2
A New Cold War? Explaining Russia's New Confrontations with the West
By Michael McFaul
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
What I want to do today is answer one really big question. If we have time maybe we’ll get to the second question, but I want to answer one big question, because that’s what we should do as academics. It comes from an experience I... Read Article »
Russia U.S.-Russia Relations Cold War Foreign Policy
Cold War
2012, Vol. 4 No. 08
Containment and the Cold War: Reexaming the Doctrine of Containment as a Grand Strategy Driving US Cold War Interventions
By Moritz A. Pieper
By retracing shifts in the meaning, usage, and perception of the doctrine of ‘Soviet containment’, this article provides a balanced account of the extent to which US Cold War interventions were in fact driven by such a Grand Strategy... Read Article »
Cold War Containment United States Soviet Union Intervention
2011, Vol. 4 No. 2
The New Geopolitics: Why Nuclear Weapons No Longer Serve U.S. Interests
By Richard Burt
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Richard Burt is the former U.S. ambassador to Germany, and recently played a critical leadership role in the ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Burt had previously served as a correspondent for the New York Times, and is... Read Article »
Nuclear Weapons Cold War Deterrence International Relations Nuclear Proliferation
Berlin Wall
2010, Vol. 2 No. 04
Berlin After the Wall: Decades After Its Fall, History Still Haunts
By Cassie R. Leventhal
Game Changer—any person, institution, or event whose action significantly alters the current environment and status quo—for better or for worse.  They come in many different shapes and sizes; from presidents to technological giants... Read Article »
Berlin Wall Ostalgie East Germany West Germany Cold War 1989 November 9 1989 End Of Cold War Fall Of Berlin Wall Germany Berlin
Cold War
2010, Vol. 2 No. 01
Book Review: Stephen Kotkin's Armageddon Averted
By Peter Crowley
As the world's first real Marxist experiment, the Soviet Union, by virtue of lasting seventy odd years, proved Western intelligentsia wrong. The latter had long thought it was doomed to fail. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union... Read Article »
Stephen Kotkin Armageddon Averted Soviet Union Russia Cold War Iron Curtain Mikhail Gorbachev
World War II
2009, Vol. 1 No. 10
America in the Post War Period
By David Pierce
The end of World War II was not just the end of a war, but also the beginning of a tense and dynamic period that affected society on all levels. This “postwar” period, as it became known, shaped the world as we know it today; likewise... Read Article »
World War II Postwar America American History Cold War
China
2000, Vol. 1999/2000 No. 1
A New Red Peril? An Analysis of China's Role in the 21st Century
By Sarah Bradbury
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
In order to understand why China has been recognised as a potential 21st Century superpower, it is necessary to understand what the term “superpower” encompasses. Domination of the world economy is arguably a key factor, as is internal... Read Article »
China Superpower Military Power Chinese Politics Cold War
Security Studies
1997, Vol. 1996/1997 No. 1
Western Intelligence - Nothing More Than A Cold War Relic?
By John Devlin
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
I have not seen Goldeneye (honest!) but I do remember a clip where James Bond is admonished as a “relic” for not being able to keep up with events after the Cold War. However the quote is interesting as regards the future for the... Read Article »
Cold War Intelligence Gathering Espionage Security Studies
European Politics
1997, Vol. 1996/1997 No. 1
To Be or Not to Be: The OSCE in the 'New Europe'
By Leah Pybus
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
The aim of this article is to assess the role of the Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in the post-Cold War era. The paper will firstly give a brief outline of the development of the Conference on Security and Co-operation... Read Article »
European Security Europe Cold War
Human Rights
1997, Vol. 1996/1997 No. 2
International NGOs and the 'New Humanitarian Agenda'
By Babu Rahman
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
This article is based on a paper presented at the workshop on Understanding Security and Development in Africa, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 8th March 1997. Let me begin by briefly explaining what NGOs are. NGOs are Non-Governmental Organisations... Read Article »
INGOs Non-Governmental Organizations Humanitarianism Human Rights Cold War
Cold War
1997, Vol. 1996/1997 No. 2
Covert Propaganda in the Cold War
By James Ritchie
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
E.H. Carr defined propaganda as “the specific means by which a state gained power over opinion.”(1) This definition includes overt methods such as political statements by leaders and publicly acknowledged media such as the BBC World... Read Article »
Cold War Propaganda Covert Operations CIA KGB

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