Cold War

European security org faces existential crisis at meeting

A security organization born in the Cold War to maintain peace in Europe has ended a high-level meeting without a final resolution.

Southeast Asian leaders: region no proxy for any powers

Russian threats revive old nuclear fears in central Europe

China accuses US of ‘Cold War thinking’ in security strategy

Some Ukrainians voice mixed reactions to Nobel prize winners

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Poland buries remains of historic democratic leaders

Poland has brought back from England and ceremoniously reburied the remains of three presidents-in-exile whose service during World War II and the Cold War preserved the nation’s democratic tradition while the country was under oppression.

Japanese leader’s trip to China in ’72 was diplomatic gamble

The Japanese leader who normalized relations with China 50 years ago feared for his life when he flew to Beijing for the high-stakes negotiations at the peak of the Cold War.

Africa leader warns of pressure to choose sides in Ukraine

African Union chairperson Macky Sall said Tuesday that Africa “does not want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War,” alluding to the pressure mounting on the continent’s leaders to choose sides over the war in Ukraine.

EXPLAINER: What help are North Korean weapons to Russia?

North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells _ many of them likely from old stock _ to its Cold War ally Russia.

Gorbachev buried in Moscow in funeral snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been buried in Moscow after a ceremony attended by thousands of mourners but snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Gorbachev to be buried in low-key funeral snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is set to be buried in a ceremony falling short of a state funeral that will not be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin or top international leaders.

Gorbachev remembered fondly in Germany for enabling unity

Mikhail Gorbachev was enduringly popular in Germany for enabling the country’s reunification after four decades of post-World War II division — and setting the scene for the peaceful collapse of communism that made it possible.

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at 91. He waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War.

‘New Cold War': Russia and West vie for influence in Africa

Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War.

EXPLAINER: The Unification Church’s ties to Japan’s politics

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has revealed long-suspected, little-talked-of links between him and the Unification Church.

Live updates | Putin warns on NATO troops in Sweden, Finland

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning Finland and Sweden that if they welcome NATO troops and military infrastructure onto their territory, Russia will respond in kind.

NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support

NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance wants to increase the strength of its rapid reaction forces from the current 40,000 to over 300,000.

Danish ex-foreign minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen dies at 80

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen who was Denmark’s foreign minister for more than 10 years from the early 1980s and was considered one of the Nordic region’s key politicians in the end phase of the Cold War, has died.

‘Worrying trend': Post-Cold War drop in nukes could be over

A Swedish arms watchdog says the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons are expected to increase in coming years after declining since the end of the Cold War.

McDonald’s era in Russia coming to a close, restaurants sold

McDonald’s is selling all of its restaurants in Russia 30 years after the burger chain became a powerful symbol of easing Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union.

German intel chief says espionage at Cold War levels

The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service says levels of espionage now are as high as during the Cold War, or even higher.

The Moskva, sunk off Ukraine, served in wars hot and cold

The missile cruiser Moskva, named in honor of the Russian capital, was launched during the Cold War, saw service during conflicts in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine, and helped conduct peacetime scientific research with the United States.

Nuclear fears in US amid Russia-Ukraine war: AP-NORC poll

Russia’s war on Ukraine has most Americans at least somewhat worried that the U.S. will be drawn directly into the conflict and could be targeted with nuclear weapons.

Cold War-era sub to be dismantled, parts to be on exhibit

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — A state naval museum in South Carolina has decided after years of debate to take apart a Cold War-era submarine and save some of its artifacts for an exhibit.

Africa mostly quiet amid widespread condemnation of Russia

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni recently remarked that Russia’s war on Ukraine should be seen in the context of Moscow being the “center of gravity” for Eastern Europe.

In Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cold War echoes reverberate

A rivalry with Russia. A proxy battleground. Nuclear brinksmanship. For many generations of Americans, it’s just like old times.

Ukraine war may lead to rethinking of US defense of Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and his push to upend the broader security order in Europe may lead to a historic shift in American thinking about defense of the continent.

Breakdown of US-Russia diplomacy runs deep, beyond Ukraine

Prospects for meaningful diplomacy between the United States and Russia on any number of fronts are grim with the two countries locked in their worst confrontation since the Soviet-era Cuban missile crisis.

Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership

Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now.

Analysis: Ukraine war tests growing China-Russia partnership

BEIJING (AP) — Three weeks ago, the leaders of China and Russia declared that the friendship between their countries “has no limits” as they met in Beijing on the eve of the Winter Olympics.

EXPLAINER: Does Putin’s alert change risk of nuclear war?

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s implied threat to turn the Ukraine crisis into a nuclear war presents President Joe Biden and U.S. allies with choices rarely contemplated in the atomic age.

India walks tightrope over calls for Russia’s isolation

India has abstained from voting on a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Russia cease its invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv

Invading Russian forces are closing in on Ukraine’s capital and the city government is warning of street fighting and urging residents to stay inside and take cover.

Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital

The Russian military is pressing its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital. The advancement came after Russia unleashed airstrikes on cities and military bases and sent in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.

50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever

At the height of the Cold War, U.S. President Richard Nixon flew into communist China’s center of power for a visit that, over time, would transform U.S.