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Sudan in Crisis

… in April 2019. On February 22, al-Bashir had delivered a nationally broadcast response to the protests. He opened on … refugees reside in camps in neighboring Chad. The International Criminal Court has indicted al-Bashir for war … groups in Darfur, are under the control of the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), which …
Cygnet, Ohio, in Wood County was a booming oil town with 13 saloons and many workers when this photo was taken in 1885.

An Energy Plan for You!

… America. The movement brought us not only Earth Day but the National Environmental Protection Act, clean air … the development of alternative energy resources; it raised national consciousness about pipelines in Alaska, strip … Gas and oil prospectors may soon be drilling wells in national wilderness preserves, and nobody in the Bush …
Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, by Eric D. Weitz Book Cover

Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy

Review of Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, by Eric D. Weitz (Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2007)
… high points of the Weimar period from the shadows of National Socialism mostly succeed in capturing the … population. The difference between the conservative German National People's Party and the Communist parties is … evident in the contrast between the posters: the Nationalist advertisement uses an image of traditional …
The Romanov Family

The Romanov Tercentenary: Commemoration, History, and Power

… people. Nicholas—like his father—also embraced a variety of nationalism that stressed adherence to Orthodoxy and the … participation and social justice. In the aftermath of the Soviet experience, the Romanovs have enjoyed a renaissance … crypt in St. Petersburg. Far from the reactionary demons of Soviet historiography, the Romanovs have become saintly in …
Zbigniew Brzezinski at Camp David in 1978.

Meddlers Hamstring Iraq Policy

… used the same techniques he honed during his term as the national security adviser in the Carter administration to … inform the naive, idealistic newcomers from the South about national interests and international relations. He did this by sabotaging Carter’s focus …

Population Bomb? The Debate over Indian Population

… Beginning in the late nineteenth century, several Indian nationalist intellectuals began to develop a critique of … of underproduction." As a corollary to this thesis, Indian nationalists advanced the notion that famines were … development. For further proof of their argument, the nationalists looked to Europe itself. In England and France, …
Indian bicycle troops are pictured at the Somme in 1916

The Amritsar Massacre

… at the Somme in 1916. The Rowlatt Acts outraged the Indian National Congress, the leading nationalist party whose members included Muhammad Ali … Jawaharlal Nehru were prominent members of the early Indian National Congress; the Amritsar Massacre radicalized …

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 …

The Roots of Venezuela's Failing State

… 2016. Maduro has since tried attempted to dissolve the National Assembly, provoking international opprobrium, massive demonstrations, and … has reached unprecedented levels. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in Venezuela …
An 1889 lithograph of the Historic Capitol of Tallahassee, Florida

For History’s Sake, Preserve Florida’s Presidential Ballots

… boards. The records should then be turned over to the National Archives to ensure their preservation for … state of Florida to transfer the ballots voluntarily to the National Archives. This option is problematic because there … is likely to reflect a set political agenda. It is in the national interest to preserve the integrity of the …
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 …
The front of the National Security Administration in Fort Meade, MD

America’s Big Brother

… In a nationally-televised speech on January 17, 2014, President Obama announced reforms to the National Security Agency (NSA). Ohio State University … Breyfogle and Steven Conn to discuss the NSA in the current national and global environment. Let us know what you think …
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 …
Protesters with signs in support of immigrants: "We are all here thanks to immigrants", "If you don't want immigrants, stop destabilizing their countries"; "Defend DACA"

Honduras, TPS, and U.S. Policy

… for the whole twentieth century in collaboration with transnational corporations. Honduras was historically known, … United States. And that's just like the Cold War with the Soviet Union. It becomes a pretext for repression of any kind, of …
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 …
March on Washington

The Unfinished Struggle: Civil Rights and the March on Washington

… of the NAACP), and Whitney Young (president of the National Urban League) organized the 1963 march and it was … Executive Order 8802 banning racial discrimination in the national defense industry and establishing the short-lived … countercultural decade rather than as a labor-civil rights union. More than half a century later, African Americans are …
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. …