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… from 1776. Nothing could be further from the truth. National identity is often constructed through the selective … of Ghent, and the War of 1812 which it ended, American national identity was created through forgetting the whole …

… assurance that the nation has endured similar episodes of national trauma and managed to persevere. Unfortunately, in … on December 7, 1941. The high casualties (2,400 killed) and national outrage produced by a surprise attack on U.S. soil … a new, frightening and unfamiliar reality of high-tech international terrorism and our vulnerability to it. History can …

… In his  2024 State of the Union Address , President Joe Biden championed  a bipartisan … Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, deploying the Texas National Guard to apprehend migrants while restricting the … “illegals” to describe immigrants during the State of the Union Address, they should avoid depicting the region solely …

… with the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, made the future of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) … Vogel presents a Deng best described by three adjectives: nationalistic, pragmatic, and authoritarian. The China of …

… uses of atomic energy and led to the creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 1957.   In 1991 the United … Threat Reduction program with Russia as the former Soviet Union disintegrated. The plan is also called the Nunn-Lugar …

… sphere. Early nineteenth-century British and American nationalists fancied their countries world liberators in the … 1921, Herbert Hoover organized a massive food drive for the Soviet Union, honoring the sacred-secular mission even as pacifism …

… brass plaques that provide minor details about victims of National Socialism are scattered around Berlin and are … the two world superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, was centered in Berlin. The country was famously …

… Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian-American relations, if not close, … and ideologies needed to compete in European international politics. In the usual course of events, the …

… Who are the Taliban? The question has confounded international society for more than a quarter century. Their … forged during a pivotal moment of Afghan history, the anti-Soviet jihad . A leftist coup in April 1978, known as the … When PDPA revolutionaries appeared to falter, the Soviet Union invaded in December 1979 to support them. However, the …

… president, three of whom garnered support at a major party national convention. Five were nominated as third-party … should be allowed to volunteer to serve on noncombat international missions. Known for always wearing a red rose on … and vice presidential candidates of 1972. Before entering national politics, Chisholm had served in the New York State …

… during wartime has an obligation to place national security above Fourth Amendment safeguards that … was constitutionally obligated to protect and preserve the union. To prevent Washington from being encircled by … he insists, included his secret authorization of the National Security Agency to spy on hundreds, perhaps …

… clues to understanding us. In the first, on April 16, labor unions and environmentalists marched on Washington to protest the policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Environmentalists … In the spring of 1894, Jacob S. Coxey tried to arouse the national government to act against unemployment in the midst …

… us off here?   Dr. Susan Hartmann  It really didn't change national politics until about a half century later. For one … as a citizen in our country, I think, was a big kind of national shift. I’m currently working on a biography of the … indication of women's growing clout or potential clout in national politics.   Dr. Susan Hartmann  But they didn't …

… allies and anti-Bolshevik forces in a series of schemes. Soviet secret agents lured him back in 1924, where he was … from the early 20th century. Boris Savinkov on trial in the Soviet Union, 1924. Vladimir Alexandrov, Emeritus Professor of …

… our industrial and commercial foundations to weaken, our national and local infrastructures to decay and our capacities to prepare for and respond to threats to our national security and freedom to decline. When Americans … a country in which “We the People . . . form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, …

… Cup in soccer was their fifth, well ahead of any other national team. In view of the tremendous competition … forms of political expression were illegal. In those days, national leaders promoted soccer as a healthy diversion for … and Euro-Brazilians — all rally around the banner of the national team. The shared obsession with soccer helps to …

… of "warrior for the middle class." In his 2012 State of the Union address, he said income inequality is "the defining … in 1910, Roosevelt outlined the main ideas of his "New Nationalism," on which he would run again for president—this … reported from Europe—manifested most ominously in the Soviet Union but found throughout the European …

… territorial concessions and recognition of Palestinian national claims to the land. A 1947 map illustrates the … the Zionist movement arose in Europe. The most influential nationalist movement of the Jewish people, Zionism based its … Zionist delegation in Jerusalem, 1900. Aspiring to create a national home for the Jews in their ancestral homeland, …

… would be wise to heed Marshall's warning and rally the international community to increase food aid to the Afghan … strategic interest during the Cold War struggle against the Soviet Union. Today, Afghanistan is the center of the global …

… oppose the Republican minority’s check on power at the national level while appealing for judicial intervention at … and deride judicial review as anti-democratic.   At the national level, where Democrats enjoy a majority in the … a filibuster, or whether a state can refuse to implement a national law is too clouded by transient policy …

… Catalunya has had with Spain as well as with the international community. 1. The Nineteen Autonomous Regions of … inheriting their fathers’ kingdoms upon their deaths. This union of the crowns brought Catalunya into a loose … and its autonomous regions became members of the European Union (EU), which granted them the benefits of their …

… Segovia region that borders Honduras, was a stirring nationalist document. In it, he rejected the loss of … “Yankee” imperialism. Sandino’s plan was also firmly internationalist in its scope and effect, for his actions in … rebels would ultimately fail in their goal of achieving nationally-recognized autonomous rule within Segovia, their …

… Tactically, they are very good." Cyrus Mody of the International Maritime Bureau characterized the event as … Philippines. In the fall of 2008, the U.N., the European Union, the African Union, and the Arab League gathered to … over the Ogaden and shifting alliances, first with the Soviet Union, then with the United States, undermined …