Defense Department officials say the redeployments will enhance American security and its ability to respond to threats. Allies and some in Congress see it as punishment for Germany.
Tag: Cold War Era
Milos Jakes, Czech Communist Leader, Is Dead at 97
In 1987 he was made general secretary of the country’s Communist Party. Two years later he was swept aside by reform.
Trump’s New Russia Problem: Unread Intelligence and Missing Strategy
High-level clearance is not required to see that the list of Russian aggressions in recent weeks rivals some of the worst days of the Cold War.
Vladimir Lopukhin, Who Held Key Post When U.S.S.R. Fell, Dies at 68
Mr. Lopukhin, who died of the novel coronavirus, was in charge of the energy ministry at a time of tumultuous change in Russia’s oil and gas industry.
As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity
Previously unseen documents from a Soviet archive show how hard Mr. Sanders worked to find a sister city in Russia when he was a mayor in the 1980s. Moscow saw a chance for propaganda.
Excerpts from the Sanders Files in a Russian Archive
Here are five excerpts from an 89-page Soviet-era file that tracked the efforts made by Bernie Sanders in the 1980s to find a sister city in Russia for Burlington, Vt.
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Dies at 100; U.N. Chief Brokered Peace Pacts
A cultured diplomat from Peru, Mr. Pérez de Cuéllar was a reluctant compromise choice for secretary general but proved remarkably successful in the war-torn 1980s and ‘90s.
Russia Gets Its Disneyland, a Cold War Dream Come True
Developers are banking on attracting Moscow’s rising middle class. “But will they sell emotions, like Disneyland?” a mother of two girls asks.
Jean Daniel, Leading French Journalist and Humanist, Dies at 99
In France, where news and opinion are blurred, Mr. Daniel, a self-described non-Communist leftist, used journalism as a means of advocacy.
Fourth Spy Unearthed in U.S. Atomic Bomb Project
His Soviet code name was Godsend, and he came to Los Alamos from a family of secret agents.