Fidel Castro and the Narcobusiness Serving the US Market
Cold War titans discussed the US addiction to Latin American narcotics and a president's failure to lead while Soviet subsidies were quietly slipping away.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev and the 1988 Purge of Soviet Defense Secrets
Soviet security chiefs were blindsided by unilateral arms cuts while the party leader hid the true cost of the military from his own people to preserve a diplomatic image.
By Theo Marchetti ·
Mikhail Gorbachev and the Secret Bill for the 1988 Arms Cuts
Soviet military leaders were blindsided by unilateral arms cuts while the party leader blocked the disclosure of the regime's true defense costs to protect his image.
By Constance Bell ·
Gorbachev’s Death Warrant and the CIA’s April 1991 Coup Forecast
A secret forecast dated four months before the August coup predicted the exact men and methods used to seize power—and whether the US chose to let it happen.
By Vera Kessler ·