Sudan: How Did It Come to This, and How Do We Reverse This Descent into Hell? (I)
This special issue of the War Diaries deals with the tragic crisis in Sudan. Its author Peter de Clercq, a seasoned UN diplomat who retired at the Assistant Secretary General level provides an insightful analysis.
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10 World War II Spy Tricks
Being a World War II spy was a daunting task. Nazi Germanyâs intelligence-gathering activities were pretty intense in the 1930s. They were in accordance with Adolf Hitlerâs anti-Semitic prejudices. During World War II, these activities were intensified, so the Allies had a challenging task to face the Axis intelligence gathering plans.
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Using âWhitenessâ: Defeating the Apartheid Intelligence System (I)
Following the Rivonia Trial in 1964, the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) and its armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) were either in prison serving life sentences or in exile. Their underground organisation was crushed. The mass organisations of the African people were banned. A young saboteur from Durban, Ronnie Kasrils, was tasked by Oliver Tambo with finding a way to carry out propaganda exercises in South Africa keeping the name of the ANC alive while they regrouped and reorganised.
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Hedy Lamarr: Hollywood Superstar With Technopreneur Ideas
She was one of the leading ladies of the silver screen, but other skills Hedy Lamarr had would, today, bring a fortune.
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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 âWorldâ and Ivana Tucak, Founder & Editor in Chief of ‘The History Avenue’.
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