June 2025 Friday’s e-links: Understanding the Cold War

Every once in a while, (and sometimes each day) I listen to a great podcast, enjoy an article, or see a good video that I want to share with you. These are my e-links.

Last updated 6/13/25

Like last week, again I recommend an Odd Lots podcast.  But this time it’s “Vladislav Zubok on What the Cold War Actually Was.” Based on an interview between a Russian scholar and the Odd Lots journalists, the podcast explores the Cold War. Seemingly a power conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the Cold War was really about an economic choice between communism (or socialism) and capitalism. Looking through this economic lens, we learn that the Cold War sought to select the best way to “modernize the world.” As he gives us some answers, Dr. Zubok explains the Cold War’s origins, its content, its evolution. Also, by exploring the past, Dr. Zubok provides a better understanding of the current U.S. relationship with China.