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Why the U.N. chief says we are 'one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation'

It's not the first time for such a dire warning. Here's a brief look at why Guterres and others are raising the alarm now.

WEKU

'Self-serving' powers must tackle nuclear threat

As concerns grow about a Russian nuclear attack, Kiwi minister is to tell conference the world must cut its arsenals and turn to disarmament.

Newsroom.co.nz

The inside story of the Cold War double agent who says he was abandoned after decades of service

‘M’ tells Eleni Braat and Ben de Jong about his life and how, in the end, he was deserted by the paymasters he had served

The Independent UK

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Truss defends Foreign Office’s response to Russia after critical report

The Institute for Government said the Foreign Office’s focus on Russia had ‘softened’ since the Cold War.

The Independent UK

Russia and the West are vying for influence in Africa and Ukraine is a big reason why

Russia's foreign minister and France's president are visiting this week along with visits by U.S. officials in what some say is the most intense competition for influence there since the Cold War.

WEKU

‘New Cold War’: Russia and West Vie for Influence in Africa

Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French President Emanuel Macron are each visiting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A 'new Cold War' as Russia, France, US compete for influence in Africa

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'New Cold War': Russia and West vie for influence in Africa

The Independent UK

UK adviser warns of nuclear war risk amid communication breakdown

Stephen Lovegrove says backdoor channels that kept world safe during the Cold War have disintegrated.

Al Jazeera

From Bridge of Spies to Anna Chapman and Viktor Bout: A history of US-Russian prisoner swaps

The former Cold War adversaries are in talks to off pull off yet another historic exchange

The Independent UK

The cold war double agent abandoned by the spy agencies he risked his life for – podcast

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, new research reveals the story of a cold war double agent who feels abandoned after 22 years of service.

The Conversation

Mystery of Somerton man’s identity solved after 73 years, researchers in Australia say

Cryptic clues about man found on an Adelaide beach in 1948 spawned theories of jilted lovers and cold war spies – but the truth may open up even more questions

The Guardian - AU

Samajwadi Party breaks ties with Shivpal, Rajbhar

Sends out official communication even as leaders court the interest of rival parties

The Hindu

Liz Truss, a Margaret Thatcher Fan at UK’s Diplomatic Helm

Fans of Liz Truss think she is the new Iron Lady. Britain’s foreign secretary is one of the two final contenders to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister. Some 180,000 party members will be asked to choose either Truss or former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, with…

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Review: 'Winter Work,' by Dan Fesperman

FICTION: An engrossing spy thriller in which a Stasi officer and a CIA agent join forces to defeat a common adversary.

The Conversation

Why China's challenges to Australian ships in the South and East China Seas are likely to continue

Last week it was reported an Australian warship had, in early July, been closely followed by a Chinese guided-missile destroyer, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, and multiple military aircraft as it travelled through the East China Sea.

Chicago Tribune

‘The Doomsday Clock at 75′ explores how the Chicago-born cultural icon keeps tick, tick, ticking away

CHICAGO — The Doomsday Clock was born in 1947 in Chicago, a Cold War baby delivered as the illustration for the first cover of a new magazine, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It was set at 7 minutes to midnight, an indication of how close a team of revered…

Salon

NATO: A threat to our planet's future

As NATO's military footprint expands far beyond Europe to confront China, the planet's survival is in doubt

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Asharq Al-Awsat

The Cold War on a Chessboard 50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a thrilling East-West clash dubbed the "match of the century". Some 50 million TV viewers tuned into the two-month-long tussle…

The Conversation

How Africans can assess the value of the latest G7 summit

Leaders of the world’s seven advanced economies have once again pledged economic support for Africa and other developing countries. But the realisation of these commitments depends on political developments in the Group of Seven (G7) countries, specifically the United States, the outcome of Russia’s war with Ukraine, and whether Russian…

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s woes create a flood of memes

From Jaws to The Thick of It, a roundup of some of the best satire as the prime minister fights for survival

Asharq Al-Awsat

BTS Rekindle Debate about Military Service in South Korea

A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military service in a country setting global pop-culture trends while facing a decades old Cold War threat. Military service is hugely contentious in South Korea where all able-bodied men…

Reuters

BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea

Foreign Policy

Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Is a Paradigm Shift

The United States can no longer afford to buy geopolitical allies with market access.

The Conversation

Ukraine: US deploys more troops in eastern Europe -- here's how it compares with the cold war

US president Joe Biden is beefing up the US military presence in eastern Europe as a reaction to the Ukraine war. Biden plans to redeploy troops from Germany to Poland and Romania and send more destroyers to strengthen Nato’s naval presence on its southern flank in the coming months, he…

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