Jul 4, 2025 | Geopolitics
On 12 September 1959, the Soviet Union launched a space probe toward the Moon and made history. The spacecraft, called Lunik II, became the first manmade object to reach the lunar surface. But the success wasn’t without failure, secrecy, and an intense Cold War...
Jul 2, 2025 | Geopolitics, Russia, War
A quietly archived intelligence summary-now declassified-offers a rare window into how Jewish communities in Italy reacted to key global events during the Cold War. The document, dated in the early 1950s, outlines how international developments deeply affected...
Jun 27, 2025 | Geopolitics, War
A sweeping 10-year agreement signed in Kyiv has formally anchored the United Kingdom and Ukraine into a wide-ranging defence and reconstruction partnership designed to outlast the war and shape Ukraine’s postwar future. The deal marks the first bilateral security...
Jun 22, 2025 | Geopolitics, Military Tech
A massive 148-page document reveals the full scope of NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract with Boeing, detailing the obligations, timelines, and financial incentives tied to getting American astronauts back into orbit-on American...
May 30, 2025 | Geopolitics
Declassified documents from the Clinton Presidential Library offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the White House’s strategy in the final months of 1998, as the U.S. prepared to confront Saddam Hussein’s defiance of U.N. weapons inspections. The records reveal a...
May 27, 2025 | Geopolitics, Russia
A declassified White House strategy document from the Clinton Presidential Archives reveals a sweeping plan to reshape Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) following the fall of the Soviet Union - a critical moment that the administration saw as a litmus test for the...