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.

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

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

Cold War 2.0. Starting with the ... In the Cold War, the democratic capitalist United States and its allies faced the authoritarian communist Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations.

The Cold War in a Nutshell. Time Period. 1945-1989. Main Belligerents. The United States, the Soviet Union. ... to stem the flow of citizens from the socialist East to the capitalist West.

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