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New - December 3, 2009
Bush and Gorbachev at Malta
Previously Secret Documents from Soviet and U.S. Files on the 1989 Meeting, 20 Years Later


New - December 3, 2009
Jacobo Timerman hizo Tambalear a la Dictadura Argentina
La Administración de Carter dio prioridad a este caso; la liberación de Timerman estremeció a la Junta Militar en 1979


New - December 2, 2009
Operation Sofia: Documenting Genocide in Guatemala
Archive expert presents Guatemalan military document in international genocide case


November 18, 2009
The Soviet Origins of Helmut Kohl's 10 Points
Documents show secret messages from Moscow sparked West German chancellor to announce German unification plans on November 28, 1989


November 13, 2009
The Taliban Biography: The Structure and Leadership of the Taliban 1996-2002
Documents Show U.S. Officials Worried Mullah Omar Was Growing Closer to Bin Laden in 1998


The Peaceful End of the Cold War in Europe

New - November 9, 2009
Archive Director Featured on NPR's All Things Considered

Tom Blanton discusses new documents on the fall of the Berlin Wall today on NPR's All Things Considered

Related Story from NPR News
"In The End, Fall Of Berlin Wall Was Gorbachev's Call"
Featuring documents from the forthcoming book Masterpieces of History: The Peaceful End of the Cold War in Europe, 1989

New - November 8, 2009
Prague Communists Called for Wall to Open on November 8, 1989
East German Refugee Crisis in Embassies in Prague Turned Hardliners into Advocates for Change 20 Years Ago

November 7, 2009
Fall of Berlin Wall Caused Anxiety More than Joy at Highest Levels
Secret Documents Show Opposition to German Unification

October 9, 2009
A Different October Revolution
Dismantling the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe


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