Cold War
The Cold War was the long rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies, from the late 1940s to 1991.
186 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (US Army tanks face off against Soviet tanks, Berlin 1961)
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Week of Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025: 1 left, 10 center, 0 right, 8% of the sources that published that week · 27 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 167 | 45% |
| Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 13, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 27, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2% |
| Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 90 | 21% |
| Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 109 | 27% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 10% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 12, 2025 - May 18, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 14% |
| Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 23, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5% |
| Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 70 | 18% |
| Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 58 | 18% |
| Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025 | 23 | 38 | 20 | 268 | 45% |
| Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 8% |
| Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 78 | 24% |
| Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 151 | 45% |
| Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2% |
| Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 8% |
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90 left · 100 center · 86 right: 276 sources on the spectrum, across 186 linked stories.
Everything else17 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Cold War that are not part of any story yet
- May 31– Jun 1Hegseth Warns of Chinese Threats in Asia32 articles · 29 sources10 left, 10 center, 7 right
- Feb 28Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 8818 articles · 12 sources4 left, 6 center, 2 right
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