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From Bridge of Spies to Anna Chapman and Viktor Bout: A history of US-Russian prisoner swaps

The former Cold War adversaries are in talks to off pull off yet another historic exchange

The Independent UK

The cold war double agent abandoned by the spy agencies he risked his life for – podcast

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, new research reveals the story of a cold war double agent who feels abandoned after 22 years of service.

The Conversation

Mystery of Somerton man’s identity solved after 73 years, researchers in Australia say

Cryptic clues about man found on an Adelaide beach in 1948 spawned theories of jilted lovers and cold war spies – but the truth may open up even more questions

The Guardian - AU

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Samajwadi Party breaks ties with Shivpal, Rajbhar

Sends out official communication even as leaders court the interest of rival parties

The Hindu

Liz Truss, a Margaret Thatcher Fan at UK’s Diplomatic Helm

Fans of Liz Truss think she is the new Iron Lady. Britain’s foreign secretary is one of the two final contenders to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister. Some 180,000 party members will be asked to choose either Truss or former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Review: 'Winter Work,' by Dan Fesperman

FICTION: An engrossing spy thriller in which a Stasi officer and a CIA agent join forces to defeat a common adversary.

Tribune News Service

Why China's challenges to Australian ships in the South and East China Seas are likely to continue

Last week it was reported an Australian warship had, in early July, been closely followed by a Chinese guided-missile destroyer, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, and multiple military aircraft as it travelled through the East China Sea.

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‘The Doomsday Clock at 75′ explores how the Chicago-born cultural icon keeps tick, tick, ticking away

CHICAGO — The Doomsday Clock was born in 1947 in Chicago, a Cold War baby delivered as the illustration for the first cover of a new magazine, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It was set at 7 minutes to midnight, an indication of how close a team of revered…

Chicago Tribune

NATO: A threat to our planet's future

As NATO's military footprint expands far beyond Europe to confront China, the planet's survival is in doubt

Salon

The Cold War on a Chessboard 50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a thrilling East-West clash dubbed the "match of the century". Some 50 million TV viewers tuned into the two-month-long tussle…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How Africans can assess the value of the latest G7 summit

Leaders of the world’s seven advanced economies have once again pledged economic support for Africa and other developing countries. But the realisation of these commitments depends on political developments in the Group of Seven (G7) countries, specifically the United States, the outcome of Russia’s war with Ukraine, and whether Russian…

The Conversation

Boris Johnson’s woes create a flood of memes

From Jaws to The Thick of It, a roundup of some of the best satire as the prime minister fights for survival

The Guardian - UK

BTS Rekindle Debate about Military Service in South Korea

A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military service in a country setting global pop-culture trends while facing a decades old Cold War threat. Military service is hugely contentious in South Korea where all able-bodied men…

Asharq Al-Awsat

BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea

Reuters

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Foreign Policy

Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Is a Paradigm Shift

The United States can no longer afford to buy geopolitical allies with market access.

The Conversation

Ukraine: US deploys more troops in eastern Europe -- here's how it compares with the cold war

US president Joe Biden is beefing up the US military presence in eastern Europe as a reaction to the Ukraine war. Biden plans to redeploy troops from Germany to Poland and Romania and send more destroyers to strengthen Nato’s naval presence on its southern flank in the coming months, he…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: NATO is united on Ukraine but still not doing what is necessary to deter Putin

When it comes to the NATO summit and President Joe Biden’s performance as global leader, there’s the good news and the bad news.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Nato summit: new roles for old

Editorial: The cold war military alliance has been revived as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But the words are not yet matched by the deeds

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Daily Mirror

Silo used to house Cold War nuclear missile up for sale as a 'doomsday bunker'

Mike and Polly Figueroa, of BancWise Realty, listed the unique property which used to house a nuclear missile, in Nebraska, US, on Zillow for $550,000 (£470,000) earlier this month

Salon

NATO and Ukraine: How the world got here

As NATO meets in Madrid, the Ukraine war is front and center. Will anyone be honest about how this happened?

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's destructive new Satan-2 nuclear missile is 'grave threat' to UK

Russian state media has called for the British Embassy's Moscow address to be changed to "Sarmat Square" - named after President Vladimir Putin's flagship "Satan-2" nuke

Reuters

NATO vastly expands troops at high readiness for long-term Russian threat

NATO agreed on Wednesday to put over 300,000 troops at high readiness from 2023, up from 40,000 previously, a new military line-up designed to better counter Russia, the country the alliance has designated as posing the greatest threat.

Reuters

U.S. to boost military presence in Europe as NATO bolsters its eastern flank

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged more American troops, warplanes and warships for Europe on Wednesday as NATO agreed the biggest strengthening of its deterrents since the Cold War in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

France 24

Russia now ‘main threat’: NATO 'can adjust its policies accordingly'

As the war in Ukraine has entered its fourth month, NATO leaders are meeting in Madrid for their annual conference from 28 to 30 June to discuss the most important security issues facing the military alliance, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s growing influence. NATO has also announced its…

France 24

NATO faces its biggest challenge since WWII, says Secretary General Stoltenberg

NATO leaders were set on Wednesday to invite Finland and Sweden to join after Turkey dropped its objections to their membership. The alliance looked to revamp its defences at a summit dominated by the war in Ukraine.

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