Flashpoint Crisis (1987-1989)
The Caribbean Flashpoint Crisis marked the catastrophic end of Gorbachev's glasnost and the return to hardline Soviet leadership, ultimately triggering the final phase of the Cold War. What began as a regional proxy conflict in Costa Rica escalated into direct superpower confrontation when U.S. forces killed 87 Soviet troops during Operation Sunday.
Operation Sunday
Operation Sunday was a United States-led military operation conducted from November 27 to Decembe...
Operation Normalizovat: Soviet Suppression of Eastern European Resistance (February-June 1989)
Operation Normalizovat (Westernized as, Normalization) refers to the comprehensive campaign of vi...
February Crisis (1989)
The February Crisis was a successful military coup d'état that occurred in the Soviet Union betwe...
Incident at Paldiski (June 18-21, 1989)
The Incident at Paldiski encompasses the four-day naval confrontation between NATO forces and Sov...