Cold War

Western allies must find a way to deal with a Moscow likely to remain hostile for the foreseeable future.

Leaders are worried about a fully hawkish Washington under a possible Trump term.

Nine thinkers on the continent’s future without America’s embrace.

Women's NGOs are leading the charge—but not getting the funding they need.

Fighting Chinese coercion requires new alliances.

Myths of peacefulness belie a record as expansionist as any other power.

CNN reporter Jim Sciutto on the return of great-power conflict.

A fight for global values demands a stronger coalition.

As Congolese citizens go to the polls, Stuart Reid’s ‘Lumumba Plot’ reminds the world of a crime that reshaped the country’s future.

In his worldview, little countries only mattered to the extent that they played into struggles among the mighty.

The late statesman was a master of realpolitik—whom some regarded as a war criminal.

Thirty-three years after reunification, the country’s wounds are rawer than many would like to admit.

Embedded with U.S. forces in the Pacific, I saw the dilemmas of deterrence firsthand.

The Kremlin has taken indoctrination and historical falsification to a new level.

Inside the debate on how to think about the U.S.-China rivalry.