Dismantling the entity that performed this function during the Cold War, the U.S. Information Agency, was just one of the precipitous and strategically portentous mistakes made in the heady days following the tearing down of the Berlin Wall.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Disarmed in the War of Ideas

Since ancient Egypt, if not long before, hats have served the practical (protection against heat and cold) and the symbolic (religious function, military rank, social status).

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Thus, we must be certain the Cold War relics we keep (with their "eight-track tape" technology) function when called upon.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy