Interview – Mark Hurst
Mark Hurst discusses human rights debates during the Cold War and their impact on today’s relations between Russia and the West.
The Cold War
The Cold War (1947–91) was known as such because the presence of nuclear weapons made a traditional war between the United States and the Soviet Union unlikely as they each had the power to destroy each other and in doing so jeopardise human civilisation.
Moldova and the Transnistria Conflict: Still a Regional Cold War?
Transnistria remains a ticking time-bomb severing the mainstream European leanings of Moldova’s majority community from its beleaguered Russians.
Cold War Heritage in Sweden: Pastime Threats, Cosy Cavers and Gendered Nostalgia
Despite Sweden’s neutrality image, its Cold War period was characterized by a total defence strategy resulting in a deeply militarized society.
Review – Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America’s Alliances
In her perceptive look at America’s alliance system since WWII, Rapp-Hooper argues that these defensive security guarantees were remarkably successful in deterring aggression.
Cuban Cold War Internationalism and the Nonaligned Movement
Although Cuba provided aid to over 20 countries in Africa, their 16 year mission in Angola stood out as proof that in spite of the US, they could still exert their own influence around the world.
Achieving Just Migration Regimes Through Socialist Praxis
To have just migration regimes, we need to revisit philosophies whose political primacy is rooted in the ideas of equality, internationalism and anti-racism.
Meeting With the Opposition in Belarus
This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences meeting with Belarusian political opposition before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Understanding Ukraine and Belarus: Advancing My Career
This chapter describes the author’s experiences becoming a professor in Canada during the 1980s and 1990s, and during the Soviet “putsch” in August 1991.
Understanding Ukraine and Belarus: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
RFE/RL was an unusual place, especially the canteen where people of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe would gather together with German staff and British and American researchers.
