Cold War Publications
US Diplomatic Efforts Stalled Brazil's Nuclear Program in 1970s
Jul 26, 2012Brazil's nuclear program in the 1970s faced opposition from the US as the Carter administration sought to make nuclear non-proliferation a top priority, according to new documents released by Fundacao Getulio Vargas. more
New Documents Show US Feared Proliferation of Nuclear Technology in 1960s
Jul 20, 2012American officials worried that without classification and export controls "unfriendly" countries could acquire gas centrifuges and begin production of fissile materials. more
e-Dossier No. 36 - Viet Minh Seeks Support from Soviets
Jun 19, 2012CWIHP is pleased to announce the addition of a new document to its online Digital Archive. Introduced by Sophie Quinn-Judge, the newly released Soviet document records an unusual 1947 meeting in Switzerland with an emissary of the Viet Minh government. more
e-Dossier No. 35 - Robert Mugabe and Todor Zhivkov
May 29, 2012CWIHP is pleased to announce the addition of a new document to its online Digital Archive. Introduced by Sue Onslow, the newly released document is a 1979 conversation between the future President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, and communist leader of Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov. more
East German Documents on Kim Il Sung’s April 1975 Trip to Beijing
May 16, 2012NKIDP e-Dossier No. 7, "East German Documents on Kim Il Sung’s April 1975 Trip to Beijing," is introduced by Ria Chae and showcases four East German documents which provide new evidence on on Kim Il Sung’s 1975 visit to Beijing and demonstrate Kim’s changing unification strategy and his increasingly distant relationship with China in the mid-1970s. more
The Origins of the Northern Limit Line Dispute
May 09, 2012NKIDP e-Dossier No. 6, "The Origins of the Northern Limit Line Dispute," pairs sixteen documents on the Northern Limit Line (NLL) Dispute with an introduction by Terence Roehrig to provide insights into North Korean and United States thinking on this contentious maritime boundary in Korea. more
e-Dossier No. 34 - Three Days in “Auschwitz without Gas Chambers”: Henry A. Wallace's Visit to Magadan in 1944
Apr 30, 2012CWIHP is pleased to announce the addition of new documents to its online Digital Archive with an introduction by Vadim Birstein, biologist and historian. The newly translated documents reveal the Soviet perspective on Vice President Henry A. Wallace's 1944 trip to the Soviet Far East. more
New Documents Spotlight Reagan-era Tensions over Pakistani Nuclear Program
Apr 25, 2012Findings that General Zia Had “Lied” About Pakistani Nuclear Activities Conflicted with U.S. Afghanistan Priority more
New Romanian Evidence on the Blue House Raid and the USS Pueblo Incident
Apr 20, 2012NKIDP e-Dossier No. 5, "New Romanian Evidence on the Blue House Raid and the USS Pueblo Incident," features introductions from expert scholars Mitchell Lerner and Jong-Dae Shin and 28 new Romanian documents which open an exciting window into communist bloc policies and perspectives on the Blue House Raid, the USS Pueblo crisis, and North Korea's military adventurism. more
e-Dossier No. 33 - North Vietnam's "Talk-Fight" Strategy and the 1968 Peace Negotiations with the United States
Apr 16, 2012CWIHP is pleased to announce the addition of 13 new documents to its online Digital Archive. The newly translated documents released today reveal the Vietnamese Communist Party's "Talk-Fight" negotiation strategy, first described by First Secretary Le Duan in a 1965 speech and put into action during initial 1968 peace talks. more
