Europe faces ‘most dangerous moment’ over Russia-Ukraine tensions Danger level at its highest since the Cold War, EU foreign policy chief warns, as Macron holds talks with Putin. Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2022
This Day In Market History: DARPA Is Formed To Fight The Cold War Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On Feb. 7, 1958, the U.S. Department of Defense founded the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Benzinga · Feb 7, 2022
Ukraine latest updates: US, Germany in ‘lockstep’, says Biden Ukraine news from February 7: US president says allies will work together to deter Russian aggression in Europe. Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2022
Paris Perspective #24: On thin ice - Europe, Ukraine and a new Cold War - Marie Dumoulin It seems that every move Russian President Vladimir Putin makes has Western powers ever more perplexed as to what his intentions are when it comes to Ukraine. As French president Emmanuel Macron embarks on a diplomatic mission to Moscow and Kyiv, Paris Perspective looks at what's at stake amid the… Radio France Internationale · Feb 7, 2022
Satellite images show troop deployment to Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of Russian drills Satellite images by a private U.S. company published on Sunday showed details of military maneuvres at the Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of joint drills announced by Moscow and Minsk that NATO has called the biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War. Reuters · Feb 6, 2022
Olympics-Beijing Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the global coronavirus pandemic but are also mixing sport and global politics as few others have since the era of the Cold War. Reuters · Feb 4, 2022
Russia and China Hail ‘No Limits’ Partnership to Stand Up to US China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic partnership on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In a joint statement, the two countries affirmed… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2022
Ukraine crisis highlights stark divisions among France's presidential candidates The spectre of Russian invasion is fanning fears of war in Eastern Europe. In France, the Ukraine crisis is a hot political topic for the candidates jockeying for position ahead of April's presidential election. After all, Paris holds the rotating presidency of the European Union for the first six months… France 24 · Feb 4, 2022
Russia boosts military deployment to Belarus ahead of joint drills Nato warning over biggest Russian deployment since the Cold War as Moscow calls US troop moves ‘destructive’ The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022
Russia has sent some 30,000 combat troops to Belarus, NATO says Russia has been moving some 30,000 combat troops and modern weapons to Belarus over the last days, Moscow's biggest military deployment to the country since the end of the Cold War, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. Bangkok Post · Feb 3, 2022
Russia has sent some 30,000 combat troops, modern weapons to Belarus, NATO says Russia has been moving some 30,000 combat troops and modern weapons to Belarus over the last days, Moscow's biggest military deployment to the country since the end of the Cold War, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. Reuters · Feb 3, 2022
In Ukraine, U.S. reaps what it sowed U.S. media spins a one-sided narrative of Russian aggression — but decades of U.S. meddling is what got us here Salon · Feb 2, 2022
Village's rare air raid siren from Second World War is given listed status "I wanted to save it, particularly as it is such a rare and highly visual landmark of the war-time Home Front.” Manchester Evening News · Feb 1, 2022
Australia to Host ‘Quad’ Meeting of Foreign Ministers US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Australia in February to meet counterparts from Japan, India and Australia to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, the Australian government said on Monday. The two-day meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers comes amid the Biden administration's concerns about… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022
Reuters · Jan 28, 2022 'Horrific' destruction, casualties if Russia invades Ukraine -U.S. If Russia unleashes the forces it has amassed near Ukraine's border to invade its neighbor, the outcome would be "horrific" and result in significant casualties, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, comparing this moment to the Cold War.
The Conversation · Jan 25, 2022 The US military presence in Europe has been declining for 30 years – the current crisis in Ukraine may reverse that trend Up to 8,500 U.S. troops could soon be heading to Eastern Europe – bolstering an American military presence in the continent that has been in decline since the end of the Cold War.
Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2022 Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US puts 8,500 troops on alert Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 24: US, Europe and NATO present united front after call between leaders.
Daily Mirror · Jan 22, 2022 How Britain’s most notorious Cold War spy betrayed lifelong friend who never recovered The relationship between Nicholas Elliott and Kim Philby is the focus of new star studded drama A Spy Among Friends, with Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce playing the key roles
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 22, 2022 Guterres: World More Unpredictable than during the Cold War UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the current world is "much more chaotic, much less predictable" than during the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States, and it's dangerous because there are no "instruments" to deal with crises. He said in a wide-ranging press conference that…
The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2022 Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the U.S. and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security crisis to emerge between Moscow and the West since the Cold War
The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022 UN chief: World more unpredictable than during the Cold War U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the current world is “much more chaotic, much less predictable” than during the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States, and it’s dangerous because there are no “instruments” to deal with crises
Reuters · Jan 21, 2022 Britain warns Putin and Xi: West will stand up to 'dictatorship' Britain warned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that its allies would stand together to fight for democracy against dictatorships that it said were more emboldened than at any time since the Cold War.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 17, 2022 China’s Xi Rejects ‘Cold War Mentality,’ Pushes Cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and pledged to send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries, while urging other powers to discard a "Cold-War mentality” at a time of rising geopolitical tensions — a not-so-veiled swipe at the United States.…
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022 China's Xi rejects 'Cold War mentality,' pushes cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and pledged his country would send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries