Book excerpt: "A Different Russia" by Marvin Kalb
The veteran CBS and NBC journalist writes about covering the 1963 Cold War summit between President John F. Kennedy and ...
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‘Betrayal!’ CBS’s Cold War-Era Moscow Correspondent Issues Dire Warning For Trump Not to ‘Leave Ukraine In A Ditch’
CBS's Cold War-era Moscow reporter Marvin Kalb warned against President Donald Trump making a deal with Vladimir Putin that ...
Marvin Kalb on how a Trump-Putin summit could lead to disaster
The veteran CBS and NBC journalist discusses why he believes an agreement between Trump and Putin that betrays Ukraine could ...
How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry ...
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The economic ripples of maritime disruption: Understanding the global impact of geopolitical struggles
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the British Empire, with its naval might, ensured its dominance over crucial maritime ...
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How jazz played out over Congo’s chaotic coup
It was the height of the Cold War at the time and the Soviet Union took advantage of the situation, with leader Nikita Khrushchev inviting all the heads of state to discuss “demilitarisation and ...
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Letter: That joke about Onassis and Mrs Khrushchev
When asked what would have happened if on November 22, 1963 Nikita Khrushchev had been assassinated in place of John F Kennedy, Douglas-Home replied that he did not know how the whole course of ...