The dangerous myth of U.S.-China cold war tensions
The United States is not in a cold war with China, and that’s precisely the problem. Unlike the Soviet Union, the Chinese ...
US-funded international media is worth the tiny cost — we can’t surrender to America’s enemies in the war of ideas
From my first stint leading Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — the iconic Cold War broadcaster turned 21st-century ...
Voice of America took jazz behind the Iron Curtain. Now, its demise signals the end of US soft power
Voice of America was a powerful soft power tool for decades. Trump’s rejection of soft power could also allow China, in ...
The Cold War Broadcasting Apparatus Should Shut Down
Dissidents resisting authoritarian regimes should be independent of the United States—and so should their media sources.
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JFK files provide inside look at CIA’s shadowy Cold War history
One file detailed the CIA’s operations in Cuba in September 1961, shortly after American-backed anti-communist Cuban ... “CIA ...
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The Stories We Believe
Some ruminations on that Signal chat. The news outlets seem to be focused particularly on the incompetence indicated by the leaked Signal chat involving ...
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Abandoned Soviet Union Spy Base in Chernobyl (Anti-USA Propaganda)
This video uncovers eerie remnants of Cold War history, including anti-USA propaganda and forgotten relics from the Soviet era. Prepare for a chilling journey through one of the most secretive ...
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The Making of a Cold War Spy
The making of a Cold War spy. The life and work of Frank Wisner, one of the CIA’s founding officers, offers us a portrait of American intelligence’s excesses. Sometimes it can be mostly ...