Capitalism Triumphed in the Cold War, but Not by Making People Better Off In the wake of economic crises, liberal democracies proved most adept at imposing austerity.

Explore the Cold War period, one of the most significant and tense times in modern history. Unlike traditional wars fought ...

The end of the Second World War was met with riotous jubilation at the victory over the Axis powers and with the ...

Joseph Finder, who writes frequently about Russia, is the author of 17 novels including, most recently, “The Oligarch’s ...

Like a contagious disease, socialism comes roaring back when people have forgotten the terrible damage it did the last time ...

Fleeing from communist to capitalist countries was common practice during the Cold War. In today’s sports, socialism might become the more popular choice—it is just good business. Earlier this ...

Its programs and policies were a series of experiments—state capitalism, War Communism, Stalinist despotism, and for the four post-Stalin decades a quite different vision of Soviet socialism.

The foundation underlying the Cold War began to shift. Gorbachev’s reforms and economic incentives from the U.S. decreased animosity, allowing more cooperation with the West.

Author Charlie English joins Morning Joe to discuss the new book 'The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War ...

Cold War 2.0 Starting with the differences between today’s US-China competition and the Cold War prevents one from overemphasizing similarities.

The 1945 meeting betwen the Allied partners underlined the differences between them, and set the stage for a post-war "cold" war that would be waged in the coming decades between two global ...

The US and the Soviet Union never engaged in direct combat, but their influences were felt worldwide, including in armed conflicts involving other nations.