Cold War

Present at the Creation: Truman’s Decision to Intervene in Greece and Turkey in 1947

The 1947 decision to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to secure the eastern Mediterranean from Soviet influence reflects a more unified era in American politics, when the need to counter external threats was acknowledged by both Democrats and Republicans

1946: Harry Truman and the Hinge of Fate

The international system we know today was not inevitable but the product of a handful of decisive choices made by Harry Truman in 1946

The Iron Lady Confronts Socialism

Thatcher embraced the “Iron Lady” label because she recognized the necessity of moral clarity over equivocation in confronting the evils of communism and socialism

Zbigniew Brzezinski: The Fox to Kissinger’s Hedgehog

Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Carter, foresaw the downfall of the Soviet Union when others couldn’t because he understood that Moscow always lacked moral legitimacy among the peoples of Eastern Europe

The Geopolitical Realism of James Burnham

The 70th anniversary of National Review is a good time to reflect on one of the conservative magazine’s most important and influential writer—James Burnham

Rocky IV: The Quintessential Cold War Sports Movie at 40

This autumn marks the 40th anniversary of Rocky IV, a film that captured the spirit of America’s struggle against communist materialism like no other

Last of Great Global Political Thrillers?

In Cold War literature, Forsyth was a sort of Homer of popular but sophisticated thrillers that demonstrated what made and sustained the West.

The World Needs a Cold Warrior Pope

The next pope must embody the courage of John Paul II in unequivocally condemning the aggression and human rights violations of China, Russia, and Hamas

DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and Sino-US Strategic AI Competition

The recent release of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI competitor to rival America’s own large language models (LLMs), has shocked many. But what does it mean for long-term Sino-US competition?