Leader: Harry Truman
Geopolitical analyses and chronicles addressing the decisions, influence, and historical impact of Harry Truman.
Published Chronicles & Analyses
Nixon's Visit to China in 1972: The Birth of Triangular Diplomacy
How Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing shocked the world, isolated the Soviet Union, and laid the foundations for modern US-China relations.
First Eastern Enlargement of NATO 1999: Advancing Toward Russian Borders
The admission of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic into NATO, reshaping European security and drawing strong objections from Moscow.
Operation Ajax in 1953: The CIA Coup That Shaped Modern Iran
How British and American intelligence services overthrew Prime Minister Mosaddegh over oil nationalization and restored the Shah to power.
The Korean War: The First Armed Conflict of the Cold War and the 38th Parallel
A comprehensive analysis of the bloody conflict on the Korean peninsula, the interventions of China and the US, and the lasting division.
The Formation of NATO in 1949: Establishing the Western Alliance
The founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the establishment of collective defense as the core pillar of Western security.
The Communist Victory in the Chinese Civil War: A Turning Point in Asia
How Mao Zedong's Red Army defeated Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists, proclaimed the PRC, and created the lasting geopolitical division with Taiwan.
The Soviet-Yugoslav Split of 1948: How Tito Defied Stalin
An analysis of the biggest ideological and political earthquake in the communist world: how Yugoslavia said 'no' to Stalin and survived Soviet threats.
The Berlin Blockade of 1948: The First Major Crisis of the Cold War and the Airlift
How the Soviet closure of Berlin in 1948 brought the world to the brink of war, and how the Western Allies executed an epic air supply operation.
The Marshall Plan: Rebuilding Europe and Securing the Western Block
An analysis of the largest economic recovery program in history and its role in preventing the spread of Soviet influence in Western Europe.
The Truman Doctrine: Launching the Policy of Containment and the Cold War
How Harry Truman's historic 1947 speech laid the foundation for American foreign policy and defined the global confrontation with communism.
The Potsdam Conference: The Division of Europe and the Dawn of the Cold War
A detailed analysis of the 1945 Potsdam Conference, the final meeting of the Big Three and the beginning of the geopolitical split of Europe.