Cold War History Journal

As the Cold War ended in the early 1990s, scholars of contemporary international affairs started taking a new look at the basic conflicts that had dominated the latter part of the twentieth century. Over the last 25 years, a new historical literature on the Cold War era has come into being, greatly helped by the increase in access to archives and other source materials across the world.

Cold War History aims to make available to the general public the results of this recent research on the origins and development of the Cold War and its impact on nations, alliances and regions at various levels of statecraft, as well as in areas such as the military and intelligence, the economy, and social and intellectual developments.

The new history of the Cold War is a fascinating example of how experts - often working across national and disciplinary boundaries - are able to use newly available information to refine, or in some cases destroy, old images and interpretations. 

Cold War History aims at publishing the best of this emerging scholarship, from a perspective that attempts to de-centre the era through paying special attention to the role of Europe and the Third World.

Cold War History takes pride in the excellent research presented in the journal to illuminate new aspects of the history of the Cold War. These special subject collections are being brought out to highlight this work and make it available to new audiences.

The articles have been published over the life of the journal, and have been selected to emphasise the different approaches presented in the journal. They are now freely available and in electronic form.

• The Cold War in Latin America
• The Cold War in Germany
• The Cold War in China
• The Cold War and John F. Kennedy

Cold War History publishes regular special issues with articles focusing on a single theme.

Browse previous special issues:

• 2018 - Beyond the Kremlin’s Reach? Eastern Europe and China in the Cold War Era
• 2017 - Socialism, Capitalism and Sino-European relations in the Deng Xiaoping era
• 2016 - Environmental Histories of the Cold War
• 2015 - Nuclear History and the Cold War: Trajectories of Research
• 2014 - The Cold War in retrospect: 25 years after its end
• 2013 - Radio Wars: Broadcasting during the Cold War
• 2011 - Europe Americanized? Popular reception of Western Cold War propaganda in Europe
• 2009 - The Cold War in Film
• 2008 - Détente and its legacy

The journal welcomes contributions from historians and representatives of other disciplines on all aspects of the global Cold War and its present repercussions.

Please read the instructions for authors to ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly and note that articles must be submitted online via Manuscript Central.

For further queries, you can contact the managing editors at cwh@lse.ac.uk.

Roham Alvandi - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Michael Cox - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

James Ellison - Queen Mary, University of London, UK

Jussi M. Hanhimäki - Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland

Tanya Harmer - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Matthew Jones - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Eirini Karamouzi - University of Sheffield, UK

Lori Maguire - University of Reims, France

Olav Njølstad   - The Norwegian Nobel Institute, Norway

Leopoldo Nuti - Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies, Universita Roma Tre, Italy

N. Piers Ludlow - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Christian F. Ostermann - Cold War International History Project, Woodrow Wilson Center, USA

Sue Onslow - School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK

Svetozar Rajak - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Odd Arne Westad -  Elihu Professor of History, Yale University, USA

Vladislav Zubok - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Molly Pucci - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Lindsay Aqui - University of Westminster, UK

Molly Avery - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Marral Shamshiri-Fard - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Roham Alvandi - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Michael Cox - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 

James Ellison - Queen Mary, University of London, UK 

Jussi M. Hanhimäki - Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland 

Tanya Harmer -  London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 

Beatrice Heuser - University of Glasgow, UK 

Matthew Jones -  London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 

Eirini Karamouzi - University of Sheffield, UK 

N. Piers Ludlow - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Lori Maguire - School of Foreign Languages and Cultures at the University of Paris 8, France

Olav Njølstad   - The Norwegian Nobel Institute, Norway

Leopoldo Nuti -  Roma Tre University, Italy 

Sue Onslow - School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK 

Christian F. Ostermann - Cold War International History Project, Woodrow Wilson Center, USA 

Svetozar Rajak - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Linda Risso - Institute of Historical Research, University of London, UK

Odd Arne Westad - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Vladislav Zubok - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK