Seeing this as an existential threat, the Soviet Union united the countries under its own sphere of influence in Eastern Europe into a defensive alliance known as the Warsaw Pact. These two ...

It comes after the prime minister visited Ukraine for the first time since his party's election victory in July.

Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 78/261 of 26  February 2024, a "Second World Summit for Social Development" (WSSD2) was launched, to be held in ...

Yes, there were Soviet troops in North Vietnam, and in significantly larger numbers than their Korean War predecessors. Although the Cold War never turned into a “hot war,” i.e., full-blown World War ...

Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. - Wilfred Owen, “Strange Meeting” ...

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing ...

The meeting of the defence ministers from the EU's largest countries together with the deputy defence minister of Great Britain comes as Poland begins its rotating presidency of the EU and as Europe ...

Summary: Formed in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion, NATO aimed to prevent Western Europe’s military overrun, focusing on maintaining air superiority, open sea communication lines to North ...