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Secretary of State Henry Kissinger visited India October 28, 1974 to discuss its nonalignment policy, which aimed at preserving India’s…
President Dwight Eisenhower appointed John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State in January 1953, a job he held until almost…
Mohammad Mossadegh became Prime Minister of Iran in 1951 and was hugely popular for taking a stand against the Anglo-Iranian Oil…
It was undoubtedly one of the most unorthodox – and therefore memorable – settings for a major political debate. On…
He was a general’s general, tough, unrelenting, a man who embraced the role history thrust on him. He was also…
For many diplomats, the time spent under constant surveillance while in Soviet bloc countries during the Cold War could lead…
Beginning in April 1948, the USSR blocked Western Allies’ access to Berlin as a means of protesting the introduction of…
The Madrid Peace Conference, held from October 30 to November 1, 1991, marked the first time that Israeli leaders negotiated…
At the height of the Cold War, with the death toll mounting in Vietnam and the split between the USSR…