But I also understand why there’s so much talk among Peace Corps alumni questioning whether the agency’s paternalistic approach—rooted in Cold War animosities and developed long before the ...

A TOWERING TASK tells the story of the Peace Corps, a unique U.S. government agency born out of the Cold War and the heady days of the Kennedy administration. To this day, Peace Corps Volunteers ...

By looking at the peace movement in the UK, we can see how the Cold War was experienced by citizens across the UK, and how they mobilised to bring about profound changes in British policies and the ...