While 1991 is often given as the end of the Cold War, the truth is that the Cold War never ended; it just paused before ...

This week marks the anniversary of both the Cold War’s nadir, the construction of the Berlin Wall, and its end with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Hugh Sidey writes on one of its lowest points, ...

In August 1991, the Soviet empire collapsed. Yet this colossus seemed indestructible: its power had towered over the world for nearly a century. But a collapsed economy, reforms too late to avoid ...

In the 1980s, the proud Soviet Navy built a less-than-satisfactory vessel that would become the symbol of the decaying regime ...

Vladimir Putin's most recent rhetoric once again spotlights the degree to which the Russian president is driven by resentment over the Soviet Union's collapse. The 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union ...

Russia as the phoenix in global politics After the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia became a less popular area of study and dealing with in ...

Berlin dramatically scaled back its defense spending after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. However, it is now assuming a far greater role in NATO’s defense. Germany remains committed to ...