The Duel that Became the Cause of the Cold War
The whole era of the Cold War is marked by conflict on different levels, and one of these levels is ideology. The polarization after World War II brought opposite ideas onto the social and political spectrum.
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He Knew People: A Private Citizen Was a Powerful Political Player
A man whose career success happened when he left an official diplomatic activity.
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Was the “Cold War” Actually a War?
The constant threat of a nuclear strike from either side was something people lived with every day…
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A Secret Conversation On Cuban-Sponsored Guerilla Warfare in Transit Through Prague
In 1967 Aldo Flores, a member of the PCB Central Committee, participated as a Bolivian CP delegate to the SED Congress in Berlin and then visited the USSR. He wanted to use his transit through Prague to inform the Central Committee of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia of recent events in Bolivia…
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1977’s Memorandum: Finding a Solution for the Arms Race
Italian memorandum from 1977 reveals three solutions for the problem of the arms race. The solutions proposed by the Soviet Union, Denmark and Warsaw Pact reflect the great tension that marked the geopolitical scene during the 1970s.
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