Throughout this series, we are examining the key moments in the Cold War, its impact on Europe and the rest of the world, and how it was driven by the conflicting ideologies of capitalism and ...

A symbolic Iron Curtain cut through the middle of Europe: East vs West. It was called the Cold War, as the two sides never directly fought. But they battled each other in different ways.

Europe, a continent that has prized itself since the end of the Cold War as a postmodern utopia where the welfare state far outstripped the warfare state, now finds itself on the frontlines of one ...