Search Results

… ghosts of Southern history have become important players in national politics. The fallout from Trent Lott’s tribute to … limited government to boast of how he had brought national largesse to Mississippi. In doing so, he …

… should Saddam answer to — a domestic Iraqi court or an international tribunal? Washington wants to avoid creating … declined to ratify the 1998 Rome Statute creating the International Criminal Court, the United States does not want now … precedent for a domestic leader to be tried by an international institution. It fears that efforts to establish an …

… Assange and Manning as unambiguous enemies of the international community. Internal dissent—voiced notably by (now … patient but firm and vigilant" stance toward the Soviet Union after World War II, aimed explicitly at halting …

… In the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1914, Serb nationalists assassinated the heir to the Austrian throne. … of Iraq. In seeking to contain one threat to international stability, we must take care, as those of the World … … History News Service … Europe … World War I / WWI … International Organizations … Diplomacy/International Relations … …

… stream through the Admiralty district on October 1, 2014, National Day. (Photo by author) In the wake of Umbrella, the … Kong students to the four speeches by Hong Kong student union leaders. Moments after Hong Kong Alliance and student …

… plight of Somali refugees.   The first challenge the international community faces is to gather enough resources to … and members of Congress have called for cuts in international food aid to help balance the budget.   There are … Lambers … History News Service … Food & Agriculture … International Organizations … Africa … Global/Transnational … …

… Japanese would attack the West Coast in 1942 and that the Soviets would hit us with nuclear missiles during the Cold … represent freedom”) that often spring to our lips in international crises, including this one. Hatred that can … belligerent nation. It is time that we encouraged real international mediation in that crisis. Yes, we should remain a …

… and 2020. Yet these new laws are also evidence that rising national approval of same-sex marriage is translating into … States. AP Photo, John Minchillo. Used with permission. National surveys have found that a vast majority of …

… Fair Deal program, including a Social Security-based national health insurance system, became a casualty of both … has only worked for corporations and wealthy Americans. A national debt that was a trillion dollars in 1981 exceeds …

… veterans sat next to the Lincoln cottage. Across the road a national cemetery full of fresh graves offered another …

… later this year. Vermont did create the category of “civil union,” which gives gay couples who wish to have their … the same legal rights as married couples. But a civil union is not the same thing as a gay marriage: Vermont’s law …

… history. Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee, complained that the CBS script contains … novels, also, present only inspiring depictions of national figures? The emphasis on positive portrayals …

… the most recent examples of terrorist violence to make international headlines. Terrorism, as opposed to ordinary … and bring to life the world’s first socialist state, the Soviet Union. 2. Irgun: Zionist terrorism Irgun’s bomb collapsed …

… 1 An expert in World War I history and professor of international history at the London School of Economics and … Science, Stevenson succeeds in writing a nuanced, multinational study of the events in 1918. Stevenson grounds his … … World War I / WWI … Military/War/Peace … Diplomacy/International Relations … 20th Century … The End of the War as …

… said that Kennedy undertook pre-emptive action against the Soviet introduction of nuclear-tipped missiles into Cuba. …

… us to reconsider our old fantasies about women, guns and national identity. Laura Browder, an associate professor of …

… Lincoln script doctors. During the 1992 Republican national convention, former President Ronald Reagan …