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The long shadow of the Cold War

A new book explores the long shadow cast by the Cold War over successive US presidents and how it continues to shape modern US foreign policy

Politics & Society

When the Wall came down

Two scientists, who today are colleagues, were on opposite sides of the Berlin Wall when it came down 30 years ago. Here they reflect on 1989 and what it meant

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