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Reagan and Trudeau’s opposing reactions to KAL 007 tragedy

Artist rendition of KAL 007

Revisiting the tragic case of KAL 007 amidst Cold War politics

The narrative that emerged of American triumphalism was false. There had been a deal

Gorbachev didn’t grasp the depth of resentment in Eastern Europe or within many of the constituent Soviet republics

As Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state, he played a key role in bringing about the end of the Cold War

New interest in Chernobyl as the result of an HBO miniseries prompts U of A historian to reflect on 1986 nuclear disaster

Gerda Munsinger, allegedly a low-level Soviet spy, was sexually involved with at least one, and possibly two, cabinet ministers

The onetime British PM’s apparent affable, avuncular nature masked a lethal ruthlessness

The demise of the German Hohenzollerns led to Hitler, while the collapse of the Austrian Habsburgs gave rise to malignant nationalism

Real communism has failed repeatedly to provide better living conditions. Why do countries like Venezuela persist?

The American president’s loathing for nuclear weapons and his desire to see new freedoms in the Soviet Union framed his trip