/tags/cold-war Cold War en-US WLRN Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2022-10-16/60-years-after-the-cuban-missile-crisis-russias-threats-reignite-cold-war-fears Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2022-10-16/60-years-after-the-cuban-missile-crisis-russias-threats-reignite-cold-war-fears Scott Neuman /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-20/covid-cold-war-trump-and-cuba-tout-their-coronavirus-meds-but-do-scientists In Washington this month, President Trump announced the U.S. had just “bought a tremendous amount of hydroxychloroquine.” That’s the anti-malaria drug he… Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-20/covid-cold-war-trump-and-cuba-tout-their-coronavirus-meds-but-do-scientists Tim Padgett /2020-03-23/fact-check-trump-compares-defense-production-act-to-nationalization President Trump, when asked about using the Defense Production Act to spur businesses to create much-needed products to fight the coronavirus, compared it to nationalizations in Venezuela. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:56:27 GMT /2020-03-23/fact-check-trump-compares-defense-production-act-to-nationalization James Doubek /show/sundial/2019-11-07/30-years-since-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-miami-holds-onto-a-piece-of-its-history This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a critical turning point in the Cold War and a cultural moment followed around the… Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:02:00 GMT /show/sundial/2019-11-07/30-years-since-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-miami-holds-onto-a-piece-of-its-history Chris Remington /news/2019-07-31/trumps-hemispheric-deal-with-the-devil-is-less-about-commies-more-about-color COMMENTARYDuring the Cold War, the U.S. quip about almost any Latin American dictator was that “he may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a… Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:52:31 GMT /news/2019-07-31/trumps-hemispheric-deal-with-the-devil-is-less-about-commies-more-about-color Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2017-05-30/dictators-demise-noriega-dies-in-panama-as-the-americas-ponder-his-tragedy This interview was originally published on March 20.Former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega is dead at the age of 83. The Panamanian government… Tue, 30 May 2017 11:14:03 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2017-05-30/dictators-demise-noriega-dies-in-panama-as-the-americas-ponder-his-tragedy Tim Padgett /news/2017-02-17/pythons-mysteries-and-missiles-fundraiser-celebrates-hidden-everglades-history A hidden military base. Python catchers from India. Galápagos tortoises and a world-renowned herpetologist. It sounds like an Indiana Jones movie.But it's… Fri, 17 Feb 2017 07:09:13 GMT /news/2017-02-17/pythons-mysteries-and-missiles-fundraiser-celebrates-hidden-everglades-history Kate Stein /2016-08-03/cleaning-up-cold-war-era-nuclear-waste Florida State University is becoming a player in the nation’s struggle to clean up nuclear waste and Cold-era weapon production sites. That’s because... Wed, 03 Aug 2016 17:00:00 GMT /2016-08-03/cleaning-up-cold-war-era-nuclear-waste Topher Forhecz /show/topical-currents/2013-08-12/the-cias-shadow-warrior 08/11/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents looks at the intrigue surrounding the intelligence career of William Colby, with University of Arkansas history… Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2013-08-12/the-cias-shadow-warrior Joseph Cooper /this-miami-life/2012-10-26/south-florida-in-the-cross-hairs-charles-carter October 1962 was life-changing for Miami native Charles Carter. Though he was only 16, he skipped school to go to an Army Recruiting Office the morning… Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:00:00 GMT /this-miami-life/2012-10-26/south-florida-in-the-cross-hairs-charles-carter Rich Halten