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Alawites and the Fate of Syria

… pursued by the Young Turks—a group of secularist and nationalist activists who organized a revolution against the … were the main allies of the French against the Arab nationalism rooted among the urban Sunni elite. Furthermore, … in 1936, when France entered into negotiations with Syrian nationalists about Syrian independence, some Alawites sent …
Under Attlee's direction, the Labour Party's position on foreign affairs in the 1930s was somewhat inconsistent. A believer in the "collective security" represented by the League of Nations, Attlee opposed rearmament even as he pushed for firmer measures against Nazi aggression.

A Sheep in Sheep’s Clothing

Review of Clement Attlee: The Man Who Made Modern Britain, by John Bew (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017).
… short of revolutionary, including the creation of the National Health Service and the granting of independence to … leader. He was neither a leftist ideologue nor a trade unionist. The Oxford-educated scion of a middle-class … as prime minister, Attlee was forced to respond to the international crises of the early Cold War years. He attempted to …
Indian troops in Burma, 1944.

A Forgotten Theater of War

Review of India’s War: World War II and the Making of Modern South Asia, by Srinath Raghavan New York, NY: Basic Books, 2016
… during the war; and the ways in which Indian and Pakistani nationalists used their participation in the war for their … Britain’s unilateral declaration of war angered the Indian National Congress, and Alexander Linlithgow, Viceroy of … period of growth in output that matched even Britain. Labor unions also grew dramatically in these years (327). However, …
Fidel Castro during a visit to Washington.

Why Economic Sanctions Often Fail

… completed a forty-two billion dollar agreement with the National Iranian Gas Export Company. Though European leaders … Diplomacy/International Relations …
A refrigerator advertisement in The Ladies Home Journal, 1948.

The Feminine Mystique

… for the working class, and subsequently with a left-wing union publication. In both positions, she reported on the … domestic obligations with freelance writing for many national publications, especially women’s magazines. Drawn … different aspects of the women’s movement, such as labor union women, the black freedom struggle, the New Left, and …
Herbert Hoover

We Could Use a Man like Herbert Hoover Again

… importance of unified command and control in response to national disasters. Unfortunately, no one has stepped … to find someone of the caliber of these two men to lead a national relief campaign. The consequence of poor crisis … to a wide range of disasters. In addition to finding a national leader for relief efforts, we also need leadership …
Jiang Zemin

Reframing the Debate on Human Rights in China

… the current regime's behavior and that of the despised Nationalist Party of Chiang Kai-shek? How can it be when it … used against Falun Gong members resemble the ones that the Nationalists employed in the 1940s against recent converts … complained that the regime made it too hard for laborers to unionize and fight for better working conditions. Then, as …
A COVID-19 antigen testing center in Warora, Maharashtra, India.

The Deep Roots of India’s COVID-19 Crisis

… After World War I , developments both in India and internationally sparked calls for changes to India’s public … to all Indians. Looking to continental Europe and the Soviet Union as models, they envisioned an India where healthcare …

The Ethiopian Civil War in Tigray

… the prime minister and the central government. Amnesty International released a report in April 2021 maintaining that … of Christians equals the number of Muslims there. Ethiopian nationalism has its foundations in cultural and political … 1930, including the first female head of state of an internationally known African country , the Empress Zewditu (r. …
Nationalist poster depicting Pakistani atrocities during the war

The Bangladesh Liberation War

… set of legacies for how we think about Cold War international relations, twentieth-century genocidal and sexual violence , and the limits of international law in post-conflict societies. Map of the 1947 … War. Fearing that an Indian victory would pave the way for Soviet domination in the region, the United States did what …
The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi painting by Theodoros Vryzakis.

An Historic Question: Over There or Over Here?

… principal champion of freedom in a global struggle with the Soviet Union and its Communist allies. Both the Soviet Union and America’s European allies had already … Diplomacy/International Relations …
On the first day of the uprising, protesters assembled around the fountain outside the Jeollanam-do Provincial Office, a site that would become central to the struggle against military oppression. Courtesy of the 5.18 Foundation.

Gwangju Isn’t Over

… The next morning, small groups of students at Chonnam National University in Gwangju awoke to a severe military … widely available through major streaming platforms for international audiences.  Works like these reenact “what … to erase and distort Gwangju’s history in the name of national unity. Right-wing media and their powerful …
A COVID-19 anti-lockdown protestor in Vancouver, Canada, May 2020

Going Viral: COVID Conspiracies in Historical Perspective

… As national governments and the global scientific community … in part, by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, … in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. …

Media and Politics in the Age of Trump

… the broadcast industry was dominated by four networks: the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the Columbia … model served as a cautionary tale of what not to do. The National Broadcasting Corporation's first logo in 1943 ( top … media reform movement as coalitions composed of labor unions, civil rights organizers, civil libertarians, …
Glass negative of Woodrow Wilson from the Library of Congress.

Television Biography: History Lite

… differences? By 1912, Roosevelt was delineating his New Nationalism. He called for aggressive government action, … figures responding not only to private, but to local, national and global influences. The "American Experience" …
Wartime poster. Canada. The Bureau of Public Information was created in September 1939 to disseminate information about Canada’s war policies.

Can the New Administration Keep Canada as an Ally in Afghanistan?

… South Africa, he claimed, Ottawa could maximize its international influence. Together, he argued, the Commonwealth …   Nonetheless, Halifax’s public comments ignited a national political crisis. Left-leaning Canadian nationalists, most of whom lived in French-speaking Quebec …