The United States has the smallest defense budget in nearly 100 years. If the U.S. is in a cold war, it seems to be cheaper and less urgent than the last.

Once upon a time, one could determine someone’s political position from his view of how the Cold War ended ... President Harry S. Truman, in 1947 (another shift, this time toward confrontation ...

After succeeding Franklin Roosevelt in 1945, Harry S. Truman won the presidency in his own right in 1948, defeating Republican Thomas Dewey and achieving one of the most stunning political comebacks ...

Back in 1867, Democratic President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland for $100 million ... Truman did offer Denmark $100 million in gold for Greenland – in 1946. The offer came as the Cold War was ...

On July 25, 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, and American President Harry Truman met ... and set the stage for a post-war "cold" war that would ...

Harry Truman gave a notable speech in 1947 called ... of each other led to a series of tense stand-offs throughout the Cold War.

It wasn't his proudest moment, but Harry S. Truman was the first -- and hopefully ... He navigated America through the early ...

The U.S. has responded to concerns that China might restrict the export of minerals by trying to diversify its supply chain.

With Donald Trump’s second term about to begin, the world must gear up for what could be the most dramatic confrontation in ...

The C.I.A. told President Harry S. Truman that the United States faced ... unless Soviet leaders had decided to start an all-out war.

and also played roles in both World Wars and the Cold War. From 1946 through 1952, President Harry Truman used this house as his winter vacation home and because he spent 175 days of his ...