British Movietone
""BOY WONDER"" CHALLENGES THE MASTER
Fourteen year old Henrique Mecking from Brazil - ""Boy Wonder"" of South American Chess - is youngest player in Premier International Chess Contest at Hastings. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
The Recount
Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine - A War Expert's Analysis
John Heilemann talks with international affairs and national security guru Tom Nichols, contributing writer at The Atlantic, longtime senior faculty member at the U.S. Naval War College, and author of eight books on foreign policy and...
Bridgeman Arts
RESEARCH IMW 'Liberation of Auschwitz' full documentary (content warning: distressing scenes)
Auschwith-Birkenau was probably the most infamous concentration camp of the Holocaust. It was liberated by Soviet troops in 1944 and a large proportion of the footage included was filmed by the Soviet cameraman Alexander Voronsin, who...
Bloomberg
Docs to Watch Panel | Savannah Film Festival 2017
'Cries from Syria,' 'Step,' and 'Jane' were just a few of the documentaries represented at this year's panel.
Bloomberg
Looking for Life in the Clouds of Venus
While the surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead, the upper cloud layers may be hospitable enough to host microbial life. Scientists think atmospheric balloons may be the best tool to investigate.
The Recount
Foreign Policy Back on Center Stage for U.S. Presidents
John Heilemann talks with Michael Beschloss, NBC News Presidential Historian, host of Fireside History with Michael Beschloss on Peacock/MSNBC, and author of ten books focusing on the presidency. Heilemann and Beschloss discuss the...
The Recount
Fmr. Russian Ambassador & Russia Expert Break Down Ukraine Crisis
As Russia escalates its unprovoked and unjustified assault on Ukraine, John Heilemann discusses the crisis – and its far-reaching implications for Europe, Joe Biden's presidency, Vladimir Putin's place in history, and the global security...
Bloomberg
Sage Foundation's Alakija on the Role of Women in Building Iran's Future
Naza Alakija, Founder & CEO, Sage Foundation shines a light on the current wave of protests in Iran and offers perspective on movement for change with Bloomberg's Mark Miller at the Bloomberg Equality Summit.
Bloomberg
Dick Lugar on George H.W. Bush's Foreign Policy Legacy
Dec.05 -- Former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, a Republican from Indiana, discusses President H.W. Bush's foreign policy accomplishments, Bush's relationship with Congress, and the expansion of the North American Treaty Organization. He...
Bloomberg
How the Cold War Gave Us GPS
Oct.18 -- GPS is a network of satellites which allows you to open your phone and know where you are anywhere in the world. We take this service for granted. But it was created by the U.S. military during the Cold War and designed to...
Curated Video
Uzbekistan - Aral Sea In Danger
(dur: 5 mins 22 secs)
A major international conference has been held in Central Asia
on the crisis surrounding the dying of the Aral Sea. Once the
world's fourth largest lake, it has shrunk to nearly half its
original size, because of a...
The Recount
The War in Ukraine Echoes History’s Cuban Missile Crisis
John Heilemann talks with Michael Beschloss, NBC News Presidential Historian, host of Fireside History with Michael Beschloss on Peacock/MSNBC, and author of ten books focusing on occupants of the Oval Office – including Roosevelt,...
Bloomberg
Kissinger Sees U.S. and China in ‘Foothills of Cold War’
Nov.21 -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ties in historical insight on the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union as he discusses the potential modern-day impact of U.S.-China trade tension. He speaks at...
Bloomberg
Russia Miscalculated Ukraine Invasion, John Bolton Says
Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton, author of "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," says the U.S. has "failed to deter Putin and he's deterring us" and adds that more military assistance has to be supplied to...
Bloomberg
A Tech Cold War Between the U.S. and China Could Cost $3.5 Trillion
Jul.24 -- Apjit Walia, Deutsche Bank Global Head of Tech Strategy, discusses the impact of a tech cold war between the U.S. and China that would cost around $3.5 trillion over the next five years. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : China re brands Cold War nuclear bunker as tourist draw
It was a top secret Chinese nuclear facility with a deadly Cold War mission to make plutonium for an atomic bomb but these days its doors are wide open as a tourist attractio
Bloomberg
Which Defense Companies Benefit From Higher NATO Spending?
Apr.03 -- The U.S. accounts for 70 percent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's military expenditure. While other nations in the 29-member alliance have pledged to increase spending, Bloomberg's Emma Chandra looks at which defense...
Bridgeman Arts
UN Security Council meeting, USA, 1950
United Nations Security Council meeting in Lake Success, New York, 1st August 1950. Return of the Soviet member Yakov Malik. Discussion of the Korean aggression between American and Soviet diplomats Warren Austin and Yakov Malik.
Bloomberg
Why a U.S-China Space Race is a Good Thing
Jan.21 -- While a cold-war scenario has dangerous political and economic implications, a race deeper into the cosmos, like any good rivalry, could be a huge benefit for space and other industries. Video by Robin Fall
The Recount
Americans Are Too Divided to Rally Behind a Big, International Sports Victory Like 1980’s ‘Miracle on Ice’ |
Time for “This Week In Sports History,” where LZ and Will break down an event from the past through the lens of the present day. On February 22, 1980, the U.S. men’s ice hockey team beat the Soviet Union in an upset so great it came to...
Curated Video
Odessa’s Catacombs: Same Strange Bomb Shelter, Different Enemy
Young Ukrainians are transforming a network of underground tunnels in Ukraine’s southern port city into bomb shelters.
Curated Video
Germany Plans To Pay 240,000 Holocaust Survivors $662M
Payments will be made over the next two years to Holocaust survivors struggling with the burdens of the coronavirus pandemic.
Curated Video
Why Does Vladimir Putin See Ukraine As Part Of Russia?
Why does Vladimir Putin see Ukraine as a part of Russia?