Soviet Union

Space Week: Shooting for the Moon

It was 1961 and the United States was in the uncomfortable position of playing catch-up with the Soviet Union.

by Gregory Grinnell, Laura Castañón and Hannah Moore July 15, 2019

Is this the Space Race 2.0?

Space exploration “has always been about international cooperation and the betterment of humanity,” says Mai’a Cross, a professor at Northeastern whose newest research focuses on the international collaboration that fostered the Space Race of the 1960s. But some politicians and military officials describe space missions as necessary in order to “prepare for war in space,” she says.

by Molly Callahan July 11, 2019

‘Venezuela is being pillaged like never before’

Organized crime is driving the international standoff surrounding the crisis in South America, says José Buscaglia, a scholar of Latin America who directs the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen March 1, 2019

The secret life of Jack Bailey, former Northeastern dean and military intelligence commander

John Stephen Bailey, who died in Athens, Greece, at age 89, was a former dean and public relations director at Northeastern. He also commanded a secret military intelligence unit on the Boston campus during the Cold War.

by Ian Thomsen February 19, 2019

'I would assume that he’s going through hell'

Nicholas Daniloff, who directed Northeastern’s journalism program from 1992 to 1999, can relate to the plight of American businessman Paul Whelan, who was recently arrested on spying charges. In 1986, Daniloff was interrogated for two weeks before President Ronald Reagan pressured the Soviets for his release.

by Ian Thomsen January 8, 2019

Russians aren’t the villains of this high-tech immigrant story

In American popular culture, Russians and former Soviets are often thought of as spies or hackers. But a new book written by three scholars of Russian studies from Northeastern presents an entirely different picture, one that casts light on immigrants from the former Soviet Union who made significant contributions to the United States’ technology sector.

by Greg St. Martin December 4, 2018