When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Cold War was an ideological conflict between the capitalist United States and the communist ...

Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming choice. In public, he exudes optimism. He has pulled his country back from the ...

Apprehension about Russia’s war against Ukraine has produced speculation about the possibility of limited Russian nuclear strikes against targets in that country. Especially worrisome is the danger of ...