Cold War Veterans Portal

Welcome to the CWVI/CWVA portal.

The 2010 Membership Year is underway for the Cold War Veterans Association. We invite you to check us out.

In addition to the CWVA, this portal also serves as a vehicle to reach out to the broader service community to include CIA and NSA agents as well as those who served in other capacities to help win the Cold War.

To this end, the Cold War Veterans Institute is an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of freedom fought for during the Cold War. At the core of this fight was the underlying belief in the value of each and every human being. This belief is grounded in the blood, sweat and tears of countless men and women who served both in and out of uniform.

In the 21^st Century, this noble effort is best sustained by embracing the key principle upon which freedom is dependent: an enduring commitment to universal human rights.   

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CWVI Liberty Challenge

The Cold War Era was marked by a totalitarian suppression of the rights of mankind. The forces of freedom rose to the challenge and helped liberate much of the world. Today that liberation effort continues with the CWVI Liberty Challenge.

The Liberty Challenge is a call to each of us to commit to three personal acts of intervention on behalf of those whose views do not mirror our own. In other words, we commit ourselves from this day forward to once again answer freedom’s call and fight for the rights not (only) of those with whom we agree but, more importantly, those with whom we disagree.

If you are willing to accept this challenge, we look forward to hearing from you both as to your goals and to your results. Please feel free to keep us posted at coldwar@coldwarveterans.com

To all of you: Good luck and may the spirit of liberty continue to spread its wings around the world!

Sincerely,

The CWVI Board of Directors
(Brian, Vince, Lynn N, Connie, Lynne M, Rusty)

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Special thanks to CIA veterans James Everett and Paul Kisak who helped launch our essays/monographs sections.  For interested scholars, the Cold War Veterans Institute is seeking essays/monographs on the following topics:

What do you think should be the energy policy of the United States for the next ten years? Please be sure to include a discussion of renewable energy sources as well as fiscal incentives and penalties using the Internal Revenue Code.

What do you think should be the immigration policy of the United States for the next ten years? Please be sure to include a discussion of ethno-demographics in your response.

Discuss the benefits and detriments of continued integration of Eastern Europe into the Western system including to what extent Turkey should be integrated.

With Western democracies experiencing stagflating economies and China on the ascendancy, can an argument be made that the Cold War did not end with the Soviet Union formally dissolving in December 1991 but with the Communist Chinese riding out the bipolar epic and on the verge of capturing the banner of the world’s leading hegemonic power?

Essay Guidelines

We are looking for professional documents presentable to conferences.

Citation to authority is important:

• Submissions are to contain a minimum of 10 citations with a maximum of 150.
• Citations are to be in endnote form (except where alternate citation is necessary).
• Proper legal citations should be used as appropriate.
• Where appropriate, statistical and/or historical data should be included.
• Direct quotes from personal interviews are welcome with proper citation.

Graphs and other visual aids are welcome.

Email essays/monographs to: 
coldwar@coldwarveterans.com

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United States Constitution

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Historical/Legal Documents Collection