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Interrogating Spies and Building Trust in Cold War Espionage

Long before satellite surveillance and algorithmic intelligence reshaped global security, the decisive battles of Cold War espionage were often fought in quiet rooms under disciplined watch.

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The Clandestine Nature of Dead Drops

Somewhere in Western Europe, 1977 In a peaceful neighborhood of some Western European city, there was a building. It wasn’t luxurious, but the second floor had a nice little balcony. Above the flower pots, where green leaves that soaked up the summer sun, there were also almost always white towels drying on the clothes line. […]

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Ravens: The Case of Leonore Heinz

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Why & How the Cold War Occurred & Went Global

This is a short ‘World’ online podcast discussion on the Cold War, between Oliver Green, Founder & Editor of ‘World’ and Ivana Tucak, Founder & Editor in Chief of ‘The History Avenue’.

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Spy stocks? Vineyards and Wine Cellars in World War II and Cold War Europe  – Editor’s Commentary for September

During the war years, an average wine cellar could easily become a spy stock.

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