Cold War

Cold War is a geopolitical and ideological struggle between superpowers characterized by political tension, military rivalry, and economic competition without direct large-scale warfare, distinguished by its bipolar conflict primarily between the United States and the Soviet Union from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.

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244.3K

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Authors

1.3K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

570

Parents

European HistoryLatin American HistoryModern HistoryWorld History

Children

Berlin CrisisCold War CultureCold War HistoriographyCuban Missile CrisisDétente DiplomacyIdeological ConflictIntelligence OperationsNon-aligned MovementSuperpower RivalryThird World Decolonization

Publications

5.5K

Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset

Nils Petter Gleditsch, Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson et al. · Journal of Peace Research · 2002 · 3.8K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Armed Conflict +11

Back to the Future: Instability in Europe after the Cold War

John J. Mearsheimer · International Security · 1990 · 2K citations

Humanities, Conflict Studies, Political Science +12

Structural Realism after the Cold War

Kenneth N. Waltz · International Security · 2000 · 1.3K citations

Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science +11

The Emerging Structure of International Politics

Kenneth N. Waltz · International Security · 1993 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science +10

Grasping the democratic peace: principles for a post-Cold War world

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 1.2K citations

Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science +14

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Authors

RL
Robert Legvold
University of California, Los Angeles, United States
27 publications · 2.8K citations
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John Lewis Gaddis
Ohio University, United States
26 publications · 2.6K citations
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GJ
G. John Ikenberry
Princeton University, United States
20 publications · 3K citations
18
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DC
David C. Hendrickson
Kent State University, United States
25 publications · 971 citations
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PZ
Philip Zelikow
Harvard University, United States
17 publications · 797 citations
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Institutions

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Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 690 publications · 39.2K citations
97
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Foreign Affairs
283 publications · 17.7K citations
70
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Journal of American History
175 publications · 8.3K citations
50
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The American Historical Review
AHR · 177 publications · 7.5K citations
45
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International Security
64 publications · 11.6K citations
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