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No North, No South: The Tragically Unfulfilled Promise of Korea’s Asian Spring

No North, No South: The Tragically Unfulfilled Promise of Korea’s Asian Spring

From Kornel Chang’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “A Fractured Liberation”

By Kornel Chang | September 19, 2025

A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

Rav Grewal-Kök on the Enduring Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Spy Novel

By Rav Grewal-Kök | June 16, 2025

On the Real-Life Story of Deep-Cover Russian Spies Living As American Families

On the Real-Life Story of Deep-Cover Russian Spies Living As American Families

Shaun Walker on the Past and Present of a Classic Cold War Espionage Operation

By Shaun Walker | April 16, 2025

Between Existential Fear and Isolationist Exhaustion: The United States on the Eve of the Cold War

Between Existential Fear and Isolationist Exhaustion: The United States on the Eve of the Cold War

Clay Risen on the Geopolitical Shifts and Internal Political Climate That Led to the Red Scare

By Clay Risen | March 21, 2025

How the Vietnam War Exposed America’s Military and Political Vulnerabilities

How the Vietnam War Exposed America’s Military and Political Vulnerabilities

James A. Warren on the Origins and Lasting Impact of a Generation-Defining Cold War Conflict

By James A. Warren | March 14, 2025

Karen Russell Received an Ice Bucket as a Courtship Gift, and Other Literary Tidbits

Karen Russell Received an Ice Bucket as a Courtship Gift, and Other Literary Tidbits

The Author of "The Antidote" Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | March 11, 2025

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What Organized Labor Movements Today Need to Learn from the Cold War Era’s Failures

What Organized Labor Movements Today Need to Learn from the Cold War Era’s Failures

Jeff Schuhrke on Creating a Global Working-Class Movement

By Jeff Schuhrke | September 25, 2024

Timothy Snyder on How the Collapse of the Soviet Union Took America By Surprise

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By Timothy Snyder | September 17, 2024

More Guns, More Money: How America Turned Weapons Into a Consumer Commodity

More Guns, More Money: How America Turned Weapons Into a Consumer Commodity

From Andrew C. McKevitt's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Gun Country”

By Andrew C. McKevitt | September 12, 2024

Considering the Lessons of the Cold War for the Next Great Power Rivalry

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Adam E. Casey on America, China, and the Future of Revolutionary Rule

By Adam E. Casey | April 15, 2024

Karl Marlantes on Chronicling the Early Cold War Years

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Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Cold Victory”

By Jane Ciabattari | January 9, 2024

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