The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances refers to three identical political agreements signed at the OSCE Conference in Budapest, Hungary on 5 December 1994 to provide security assurances to its signatories in connection with the … Read more
If you know the history, it is not surprising that the citizens of the Baltics are concerned about Russia and the unrest in the post-Soviet space. It is these painful memories of the past that … Read more
The period of the “fake war” of England and France against Germany ended, the period when the war was declared, the troops were concentrated, but no active hostilities were carried out. Despite this, the British … Read more
In 1964, coupled with the deepening rift between China and the Soviet Union, a large left-wing faction of the CPI leadership, based in the states of Kerala and West Bengal, broke away from the party … Read more
The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran took place less than two months after the Allied victory over pro-Axis forces in neighboring Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. In the months leading up to the invasion, British and Soviet … Read more
From 1946 to 1991 the United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies were locked into a long, tense conflict known as the Cold War. Historians disagree on a date, but it is widely believed … Read more