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The Cold War and How We Think About Private Property
A less-discussed aspect of the conflict, one still ongoing today, is over the laws governing property and investment
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The Chernobyl Workers Today
Maisie Crow's short documentary, Half-Lives: The Chernobyl Workers Now, tells the story of the community that survived the Chernobyl disaster
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How the Soviet Union Transformed Terrorism
The USSR developed two tools that changed the world: airplane hijackings and state-sponsorship of terror
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Soviet Nationalism Is Still Driving Russian Politics
Forged in World War II, the Stalin-era phenomenon has persisted into Putin's Russia today
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A Changing NATO for a Changing World
NATO can expect success if its goals and efforts reflect NATO nations' common purpose, as they did during the Cold War, and failure if they do not
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The Cold War Is Long Gone, but the Nuclear Threat Is Still Here
America's nuclear strategy hasn't changed much since the Soviet Union fell, but the world's nuclear dangers have
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How the Fall of the Soviet Union Changed the News Media
American TV would never cover breaking news the same way again
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No Great Game: The Story of Post-Cold War Powers in Central Asia
The U.S. has been increasingly active in these former Soviet satellites, but Russian influence is still a major force
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Peace in the Post-Cold War World
The world is a much safer place than it was 20 years ago -- here's why, how it happened, and what it means for our future
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The Uncertain Future of the Military-Industrial Complex
The U.S. defense industry, flush since September 2001, may once again be facing a period of decline
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Race Around the World: The 20-Year Contest for Oil
The global oil market opened up, ending an 80-year period when the biggest concern was diversity of sources. Now, we face a new challenge: cost.
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Russia and the United States in the 21st Century
20 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S. and Russia are far from the trusting partners that we perhaps should be
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