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Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin is shown in a black and white portrait photograph wearing a space helmet with the visor open.

It’s been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space

April 12, 2021Science

Author Stephen Walker discusses his biography on Yuri Gagarin with The World’s host Marco Werman.

A film still of a man sitting at a dressing room mirror with lights

In ‘The Humorist,’ Soviet comedy is no joke

September 18, 2019

On eve of Cuban Missile Crisis anniversary, Mad Men creator reflects on incident’s influence

August 15, 2013Global Politics

Experts say foreign policy largely irrelevant when U.S. voters head to ballot box

August 15, 2013

Albania’s Bunker Mentality

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

2012 US Election: Does Foreign Policy Experience Matter?

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

There’s at least one clear advantage President Obama has over Mitt Romney: experience being a head of state on the world stage. But does foreign policy experience matter for presidential candidate?

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Propaganda primer for post-War on Terror America