Trump called Mamdani a communist; Mamdani called Trump a fascist. In 1947 neither gets cleared. In 2026, one cleared the other, after a nine-month wait.
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Rubio Told Iran’s UN Team to Leave. What the 1947 Rules Say
The U.S. says Rubio ordered Iran’s UN delegation out of New York; Iran says it left on schedule. We read the 1947 treaty rules on removing UN delegates.
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Operation PBSUCCESS: The CIA’s 1954 Guatemala Coup on the Record
Operation PBSUCCESS, the CIA’s 1952-1954 campaign to oust Guatemala’s President Jacobo Arbenz, traced through the agency’s own history and the FRUS record.
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Inside the Navy’s 1979 Study of Nuclear Planes and 80-Knot Ships
A 560-tonne nuclear patrol plane, 80-knot ships and carriers on air cushions: we read the Navy’s newly released 1979 ANVCE study and what became of it.
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Russia’s Kaliningrad Nuclear Warning and the Doctrine Behind It
Moscow says it could use nuclear weapons if NATO cuts off Kaliningrad. We read Russia’s 2024 doctrine: where a blockade fits, and what NATO said back.