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NATO may face nuclear war with 'unhinged' Vladimir Putin, says ex-CIA agent

Former CIA agent Robert Baer believes that NATO is heading into a direct war with "unhinged" Vladimir Putin and he says it is "anyone's guess" if that turns nuclear

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson meets with Cold War nuclear test veterans and promises investigation

Two years ago an appeal was launched demanding for a medal for the 1,500 survivors of the radiation tests

Wales Online

Boris Johnson becomes first PM to meet nuke test veterans - and vows to investigate the scandal

"I'm so, so sorry for your loss," the PM told one Cold War hero as he spoke of his son's death at just 4 months old

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'Friend-Shoring' Might Be Bad for Global Growth and Inflation

As geopolitical tensions rise, Western governments have urged international companies to shift more business to friendly countries. Some critics think that could split the global economy into hostile camps, hurting growth and worsening inflation.

Bangkok Post

Summit of the Americas opens in LA as US grapples with deteriorating relations and influence

WASHINGTON — It was the early 1990s, and the Western world seemed full of promise. The Soviet Union had collapsed, and the Cold War that had gripped and shaped global politics for decades was over.

Los Angeles Times

Ronald Reagan's Westminster speech: why it is still relevant, 40 years later

Ronald Reagan became the first US president to address both houses of parliament on June 8 1982. His Westminster speech created a stir at the time. It marked the start of the evolution of the Reagan doctrine, his approach to foreign affairs that sought to support freedom and roll back…

The Conversation

Biden hoping to avoid Summit of the Americas flop in LA

When leaders gather this week in Los Angeles at the Summit of the Americas, the focus is likely to veer from policy issues like migration, climate change and inflation and instead shift to something Hollywood thrives on: the drama of the red carpet

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Biden scrambles to avoid Americas Summit flop in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Marie Antoinette: Symbol of female glut

Antoinette's whole persona has also become a meme. "Excessive" men, however, have not received the same treatment

Salon

James Kirchick: How Homophobia Warped the Cold War

The Secret City author explains how panic about homosexuality led to discrimination, bad policy, and, eventually, freedom.

Reason

Will the exodus of Ukrainians surpass the Second World War's refugee flows?

In a recent news release, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) counted more than 100 million people globally who have been displaced and forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution.

The Conversation

Unseen images capture the birth of Manchester's space age

It also played a key role in the Space Race and the Cold War

Manchester Evening News

The middle path for India in the new world disorder

The arena of the looming U.S.-China great power contest is Asia. Instead of aligning with any bloc, India should aim to create new pillars of the global order through engagement and partnership with middle powers

The Hindu

Boosting Thai-US ties in an age of crisis

The Thailand-US alliance is still alive and well but in order to move forward, both sides have to ramp up dialogues, sharpen their focus and enhance their cooperation. That was the conclusion from the nine hours of discussions from May 9-10 in Washington between their senior foreign affairs and defence…

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The Independent UK

Secret plans could give US president emergency powers to shut down the internet, report says

Murky Cold War orders that granted presidents sweeping emergency powers have never become public, but adjacent documents help piece together what the commander-in-chief may be able to do in certain circumstances

Radio France Internationale

Still no peace in Europe 25 years after signing of NATO-Russia Founding Act

On 27 May 1997, NATO and Russia signed a non-binding treaty that for years formed the foundation for cooperation between the two sides, separated between 1949 and 1989 by the Cold War's Iron Curtain. But today, not much is left of this early attempt to heal divisions between the former…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Russia’s nuclear threat endangers us all

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made us all more acutely aware of the dangers of nuclear conflict than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Now, with Russia losing ground against an entrenched Ukrainian resistance, the stakes are only going to get higher.

Reuters

China strategy is about rules-based order, not 'new Cold War,' Blinken says

The United States will not block China from growing its economy, but wants it to adhere to international rules, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday in a long-awaited speech on U.S. strategy to address China's rise as a great power.

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Finlandisation: Asia plays the neutrality card

'Finlandisation" describes the commitment to strategic neutrality that a small country might make, in order to avoid provoking a much larger and more powerful neighbour. The term is derived from Finland's longstanding policy of strict military non-alignment with either the Soviet Union or the West -- a policy that it…

Chicago Tribune

‘The Ipcress File’ review: The 1965 British spy thriller is adapted into a TV series — but still set in the early '60s

Based on the 1965 Michael Caine espionage thriller of the same name, “The Ipcress File” on AMC+ (by way of ITV in the U.K.) keeps the Cold War action set in the early 1960s. Harry Palmer is a young Brit with clever instincts but not much spy experience, and he…

The Guardian - UK

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in May

Poet Dean Atta, writer and critic PD Smith and Guardian readers Jessica and Brenda discuss the titles they’ve read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

360info

India, China relations threaten to freeze over

The invasion of Ukraine has upended world geopolitics, disrupting the already fragile relationship between India and China.

Financial Times

How war in Ukraine convinced Germany to rebuild its army

With the Bundeswehr at breaking point, the government has pledged a €100bn military spending spree — will it be enough?

360info

Special Report: New geopolitics

360info is exploring the new alliances being forged in the wake of the war in Ukraine, and the impact they are having on the international world order.

360info

In the new cold war China is not Russia

With the decline of Russia, eyes are turning to China and a new cold war emerging with the USA. But this one will be different.

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