the Cold War

noun

: the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after 1945

the era of the Cold War

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Indeed, the concept dates back to the 1960s, when the social psychologist William McGuire sought to understand people’s susceptibility to propaganda during the Cold War and whether they could be defended against it. —Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024

In addition to strengthening its military, which was downsized after the Cold War as Sweden bet on a peaceful future, the country needs to upgrade ports, roads, rail networks, hospitals and shelters. —Lars Paulsson, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024

In the years leading up to Russia’s occupation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine, whose territory had been the major defensive line between the Soviets and the West during the Cold War, had abolished the draft, and its standing army had shrunk to tiny levels. —Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024

The series’ setting is vaguely Europe-inspired and takes its design cues from World War II and its story beats from the Cold War. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (Netflix), 378 million 8. —Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024

In the Cold War era, the U.S. led a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the former Soviet Union sat out the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. —Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024

The historic site has become a symbol of Berlin’s division and, later, its reunification following the Cold War. —Sophia Compton, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (Netflix), 621 10. —Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024