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Members of the Free Officers welcomed by crowds in Cairo in January 1953.

The Egyptian Middle Class Is Disgruntled. Again.

… of state employees to balloon. In the next few years Nasser nationalized all major branches of the economy. A classic … ensue. Guy Laron is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. … …
Habana Lions Baseball Players 1946-47

Baseball Without Borders

Review of Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson, and the Cuban League, by Cesar Brioso (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2015).
… how 1947, the year marking racial integration in the National League, was a critical year in the history of Cuban … important role played by Cuba in integrating the American National League.  However, beyond his brief exploration of …
Shells of burnt-out busses after a suicide bombing

The Terrors of Suicide Bombing

… Jeffrey Lewis . I'm a lecturer in the undergraduate International Studies Program here at Ohio State University. I'm … situation. On the first day of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. There are over 100 instances of Soviet
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife before their assassinations in Sarajevo.

The Enduring Lesson of Sarajevo

… 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 … …
Photo of the World Trade Towers after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.

The End of a “Safe America”

… 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 …
A girl stands amid the graves of 70 children on the outskirts of Dadaab. The long desert journey to the relief camps has claimed many lives.

Famine Strikes Again. Will America Respond?

… 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 … …
President Harry Truman in 1945.

Can This Election Produce Another Hundred Days?

… 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 …
The 2011 edition of Austin Pride.

Gay Rights: Separate but Equal?

… 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 …