Communism is a complicated, loaded word. While the strict definition is subject to lots of debate, there is broad agreement on the states call themselves communist today. So, what countries are ...

The two countries jointly supported communist insurgencies in the Congo, Angola, Eritrea and Ethiopia in Africa, as well as Arab nations battling Israel in the Middle East.

President Bush welcomed seven former Communist countries into NATO yesterday, pressing the alliance's boundaries farther into what once was Warsaw Pact territory and emphasizing its post-Cold War ...