USSR History

March 24, 2025

History/United States

Newly Released JFK Files Reveal CIA Contaminated Sugar Shipment to USSR

Recently declassified files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy have unveiled a secret CIA operation in the early 1960s aimed at sabotaging a Soviet-bound sugar shipment. According to the documents,

Diplomacy/History

Nostalgia and History: My Soviet Union Experience

Let me think back to the USSR. Soviet nostalgia is still alive and well in today’s Russia. Looking back at the USSR, which existed from 1922 to 1991, is like taking a journey back in time. For many in Russia

September 18, 2024

Newly Released JFK Files Reveal CIA Contaminated Sugar Shipment to USSR

March 24, 2025

History/United States

Recently declassified files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy have unveiled a secret CIA operation in the early 1960s aimed at sabotaging a Soviet-bound sugar shipment. According to the documents,

Nostalgia and History: My Soviet Union Experience

September 18, 2024

Diplomacy/History

Let me think back to the USSR. Soviet nostalgia is still alive and well in today’s Russia. Looking back at the USSR, which existed from 1922 to 1991, is like taking a

Is Gen Z a Cover For Anarchists?

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Kabul’s Denials, Pakistan’s Demands

Repeated negotiations have failed to bridge the divide between Pakistan’s

India’s Global Power, Its Accountability Problem

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As South Asian diplomacy evolves, Bangladesh faces a fundamental question:

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As a child, visits to my grandmother’s home in the

What China’s Global Initiatives Offer the World

The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and

Belling The Bellingcat

Bellingcat’s investigation of two US charities, Sewa International USA and

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Pakistan’s imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has triggered

How Non-State Alliances Are Reshaping the Global Order

Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan’s Resistance Is Spreading

Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, emerging resistance

Taliban Silences the Airwaves

The Taliban’s suspension of BBC World Service FM broadcasts highlights

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China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu

India’s Secret Peace Deal Nears Breaking Point

With talks stalled since 2021 and NSCN (IM) leader Thuingaleng

India’s Peacemaker Ambitions Meet the Reality of Its Russia Ties

India’s diplomatic efforts during the Russia-Ukraine war appear impressive from

Can Diplomacy and Trade Pressure Stop Israeli Settlements?

Israel’s E1 settlement project is facing opposition from governments with