Scott’s highly persuasive work studies defection from both the Soviet Union and the United States as an important element of the Cold War, drawing from fascinating stories of individual defectors.

Oleg Gordievsky, a Soviet KGB officer who helped change the course of the Cold War by covertly passing secrets to Britain, has died at the age of 86.

“Defectors” follows the story of several defectors from the Soviet Union to the West. It brings together decolonization, migration and international law, along with their navigation of these systems.

Author Erik R. Scott discusses his new book 'Defectors,' exploring the motivations and consequences of those who fled the former Soviet Union during the Cold War era. From individuals evading exit ...

Defector Mira Slovak, who became a Cold War hero when he flew a Czechoslovakian Airlines DC-3 to freedom in Germany in 1953, then made his way to the U.S. where he became a daring aerobatic pilot ...

Five countries plan to revive the use of a weapon prohibited by treaty for more than a quarter of a century, hoping to ...

Berlin and its infamous wall are the epicenter for Cold War tourism, but there are plenty of other sites around Germany that portray the tension between east and west after World War II.

Details regarding Anatoliy Golitsyn have been unredacted in the latest release of files about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The most wanted man in West Germany for the past 20 years has been Reinhard Gehlen, the shadowy chief of West German intelligence, whom the Communists honored with a standing offer of $250,000 to ...

Former West Germany's decision to buy the freedom of political prisoners in the communist East during the early years of the Cold War may have encouraged fake ransoms demands and more arrests ...

Current situation in world much more dangerous than during Cold War — envoy to Germany According to Sergey Nechayev, at that time there were certain rules that were observed by both sides ...