Sweden rebuilds its 'total defense' model, in which every inhabitant must be prepared
Since the Ukraine invasion, the Scandinavian kingdom has been rebuilding the model developed after World War II, based on the ...
Lookout Local Santa Cruz15hOpinion
‘Punched in the nose’: Local Canadians try to make sense of a new U.S.-Canada cold war
Canadians living and/or working in the Santa Cruz/Monterey area are trying to comprehend a sudden shift in the historically ...
The Nation1dOpinion
Time for a Progressive Rethink
Anger at the Democratic Party’s inept leadership and subservience to Big Money has been rising since the election. But the ...
Cold War redux in more ways than one: Russia and the U.S. look to thaw relations in the hockey rink
Russian President Vladimir Putin revived the Cold War tradition of taking geopolitics onto the ice, suggesting in a call to ...
Could another European country develop its own nuclear weapons?
Building up a nuclear deterrent from scratch is no easy feat, but with the US distancing itself from Europe, the idea has ...
‘Severance’ Creator Dan Erickson, Director Ben Stiller Explain Cold Harbor Following Season 2 Finale
This post contains major spoilers for the finale and entirety of Season 2 of Severance. Some of the biggest questions ...
The National Interest4d
The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. As Washington and ...
UNHCR7d
As displaced Syrians return home, others wait and hope for more aid
With more than 7.4 million Syrians still displaced inside the country, a lack of housing, work and services is preventing many from going home, with more international support needed to ensure returns ...
What to know about the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
The Trump administration frequently cites the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to justify immigration policies. But ...
Dems ask Trump admin to explain Khalil’s arrest, calling it ‘playbook of authoritarians’
More than 100 House Democrats sent the letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Can Europe rearm and defend itself without the US?
Making Europe capable of defending itself alone calls the use of American equipment into question. Governments will need to ...
Wilson Center13d
Kennan Cable No. 98 | Kennan, Roberts, and the Special Relationship: Lessons for the Strategic Contest with Moscow
By the time Kennan became charge d’affaires in Moscow in early 1946, the war-time alliance was fraying and Western relations ...