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Theatrical poster for the American release of the 1952 film High Noon

War with Iraq: The Movie

… a villain and his henchmen threaten the safety of a western community, whose cowardly citizens cringe in the face of … Lebanon to save it from destructive fighting, American soldiers became the targets of warring parties; 241 Marines died in a terrorist bombing, and Reagan quickly pulled out …
Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Austria.

Contradictions in Atomic Agency’s Mandate

… of civilian technologies toward military purposes. Most buyers resisted the prospect of inspections, which they felt … to end the arms race and proceed toward “general and complete disarmament.” Nuclear weapons states pledged not to … For superpowers and developing nations, the treaty thus embodied very different aspirations, fundamentally at odds with …
Jiang Zemin

Reframing the Debate on Human Rights in China

… abysmal human rights record. Jiang and other Chinese Communist Party officials countered that Americans are too … It should just encourage us to refrain from condescendingly comparing China to the United States. Here's my alternative: … for Americans to make the case for tolerance to Chinese audiences: by stressing how much the official measures now …
Soldiers marching in front of the memorial - The Motherland Calls in Volgograd.

Living in History: Stalingrad at 75

… Glory, at Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia. The monument commemorates those who died defending the city 1942-1943. In the twenty-first … Whenever the battle is mentioned in popular culture, audiences flock to new films and books about Stalingrad. … Media/Journalism/Communications …
The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi painting by Theodoros Vryzakis.

An Historic Question: Over There or Over Here?

… to take action against Iraq should that nation fail to comply with UN arms inspectors, one arresting question … fight for freedom. By 1824 American citizens had become involved. The American “Hellenes” began to hold public … freedom in a global struggle with the Soviet Union and its Communist allies. Both the Soviet Union and America’s …
Monica Lewinsky's official government ID photo from 1997.

Another Watergate?

… at the Democratic national headquarters at the Watergate complex in 1972. An abbreviated list of what came to be … in the 1963 assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem; exchanging government favors for campaign … of course, crimes, but if Clinton were ever shown to have committed these offenses, these would be his only crimes. In …

Kosovo's Year Zero: Between a Balkan Past and a European Future

… spelled out, in English, the word Newborn . Fireworks accompanied live appearances by pop stars and elected … (the Battle of Kosovo, when Ottoman forces defeated the Medieval Serbian state) or 1690 (when the Serbian Patriarch of … empires throughout its history. As a vital part of the medieval kingdom of Serbia, Kosovo became a veritable center …

Frenemies: Iran and America since 1900

… relations between the United States and Iran have been complicated and edgy as long as anyone can remember. … satisfy the Royal Navy's rapidly expanding appetite for diesel fuel by pumping oil from the world's largest refinery … on one thing—that the Shah must go. When heavily armed soldiers killed 400 protestors and injured 4,000 more in …
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum with a sign announcing the 70th anniversary ceremony.

A Postcard from Hiroshima

… of the bombing and was able to witness how the Japanese commemorate these tragic events. Hiroshima Peace Memorial … so severely that they had little skin left on their bodies. Several cried out for water, though when she fetched one man a cup of water, he died soon after drinking it. With buildings destroyed and …
A group of boys at Chirec International School in India playing Cricket, 2015.

Cricket without Boundaries: The Story of a Global Game

… time that the United States hosted an international cricket competition. In fact, the first international cricket game … ,  New Zealand , Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and  Zimbabwe —are regarded as the powerhouses of the … day.  References to cricket games in the British West Indies date back to 1806. The first recorded cricket match in …
Book Cover of For Peace and Money French and British Finance in the Service of Tsars and Commissars By: Jennifer Siegel

12/15/2014: Hot off the Presses: Peace, Money, and Tsars

… French and British Finance in the Service of Tsars and Commissars New book from Ohio State historian Jennifer … railroads, and the development of the military-industrial complex, Russia's ministers of finance, municipal leaders, … of World War I." [Book description from the publisher's website ] …
Logo of the Merida Initiative.

War on Drugs: What Won’t Work — Again

… are ruthlessly terrorizing Nuevo Laredo and other border communities. In the past, though, security-first strategies … fare any better. In Mexico as in Colombia, the obstacles to combating the drug trade go well beyond a simple lack of … a solution based predominantly on military assistance. Overcoming them requires a better-rounded and more complete …
Moskvitch 3 vehicles roll off the assembly line at JSC Moscow Automobile Plant Moskvitch, 2022.

Sanctions on Russia: Impact and Efficacy

… damaging sanctions against the Russian state, its companies, and its citizens. The sanctions were intended to … one of the most visible effects of sanctions to date, major companies left Russia. Multinational giants such as … armored vehicles. In another instance, the engines of Bombardier light off-road vehicles were found in the Iranian …
Image of T2 Atomic Demolition Munition from the 1950s.

The Test-Ban Treaty and the Cold War’s Lessons

… When U.S. senators voted to reject the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, they took a giant step … an apocalyptic passage from Hindu scripture: “I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” Since that moment, the … over Russian territory, those hopes faded. But they did not die. Long before President Clinton signed the Comprehensive …
Photo of A. Mitchell Palmer, a congressman from Pennsylvania who later became the U.S. Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson.

Cracking Down on Dissent

… to keep close tabs on them. Spying on dissidents has become official policy since police departments were advised … I. Other “scares” followed. From 1938 to 1945 Rep. Martin Dies of Texas, no defender of civil liberties, chaired the House Un-American Activities Committee and pursued domestic “enemies.” With the onset of …
A Uyghur hunter in Kashgar, 2005.

Xinjiang: From Autonomy to Dystopia

… more recently, of settler colonialism. It is also based on competing visions of history and of who belongs to the land. … ( Uyghur diyari ) if they were allowed to do so. Western commentators often suggest that Uyghurs are closer to … the number is closer to 45%. In the 1950s, demobilized soldiers were settled on the land, and during the Cultural …

With a Little Help from Our Friends?: The Costs of Coalition Warfare

… Hornet pilots defied the orders of their American commanding officers. These pilots independently aborted 40 … device. The "blue on blue" incident killed one British soldier and wounded another. These two incidents are cautionary … In 2007, the war crimes case against seven Polish soldiers for killing Afghani civilians heightened already …
Mushroom cloud over the Bikini Atoll

Nuclear Tensions, Nuclear Weapons, and a Long History of Nuclear War

… about nuclear weapons and who has them? How did the U.S. become so central in efforts to control them? And how can past … of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, and chair of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at … Vinas-Nelson. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon in 1969 with the American flag behind them.

Thirty Years since Apollo 11

… economic system. Apollo was also a stunning technological accomplishment. NASA moved in eight years from launching a man … last year, six American rockets, three military and three commercial, have failed, with a loss of more than $3 … demonstrate that interest in space exploration has never died. What is changing now is the economic and political …
The colorful buildings of Tirana, viewed from the steps of the National Museum.

A Postcard from Tirana: Overcoming the Past

… dotted with reminders of this past, but the residents welcome visitors with true Albanian hospitality and intend to … dot the countryside today. After a 40-year rule, Hoxha died in 1985. With the revolutions of 1989 and the collapse … reminders of a communist past , the then Mayor of Tirana, Eddie Rama (now the country’s prime minister), began a …
 Monte Albán

Una Postal de Oaxaca, México

… impresionante, la ciudad de Oaxaca ofrece vistas de la compleja historia de México. En 1521, Hernán Cortés mando a … de la danza tradicional.  La Sierra Madre del Sur es como un paisaje a fondo de la ciudad colorida de Oaxaca. Los … Guerra Mundial, no habían muchas carreteras modernas que dieran servicio a los confines del sur del país. Asta hoy en …
Image of Jimmy Carter during his ‘Malaise’ Speech.

Should Obama Deliver Another ‘Malaise’ Speech?

… to think about the balance between individual wants and common goals.   What was the effect of Carter's speech? Some … healthy people and middle- to low-income adults choose to buy coverage. They must decide to defer immediate … a collective goal.   In Iraq and Afghanistan, American soldiers a minority among thheir generation — are fighting two …