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The other side of The Shore, depicting the Maritime House, third from the left. The former headquarters of the National Seamen’s Union are now flats.

A Postcard from Leith, Scotland

… highest drug-related death rate in Europe. According to the National Records of Scotland, 1,187 people in Scotland died … House, third from the left. The former headquarters of the National Seamen’s Union are now flats. Although this project diversified the …
Cover of Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith.

Between the East and the West

Review of Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present, by Christopher I. Beckwith (Princeton University Press 2009)
… proliferated; millions of Central Eurasians suffered under Soviet and Chinese regimes. To Beckwith, the conquest of … with the collapse of the USSR, and the rise of the European Union as a new peripheral power. In this new period of … an enlightened, liberal confederation like the European Union" (313). In Empires of the Silk Road , Beckwith writes …
Free speech march at Ohio State University in the mid-20th century

Politics and Protest on College Campuses

… speakers. The controversy today seems to be over white nationalists and some of the ultra, right people, and the … consulting with the campus president and ordered the National Guard to restore order. There was a peaceful … be Monday, May 4, at about noon, students did gather, the National Guard told him that the protest was unlawful under …
Cover of Sexual Injustice Supreme Court Decisions from Griswold to Roe by Marc Stein.

The Sexual Revolution that Wasn’t Quite

Review of Sexual Injustice: Supreme Court Decisions from Griswold to Roe, by Marc Stein (University of North Carolina Press)
… personality' provisions of the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act." What does this tell us about the Court … the legislative intent behind the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act is decidedly less clear.  Stein points to …

Cops and Robbers? The Roots of Anti-Doping Policies in Olympic Sport

… entire Russian athletic federation be suspended from international competition – including, potentially, the 2016  … Russia also to recommend serious action against the International Association of Athletics Federations, which … and the team’s physician John Ziegler were convinced that Soviet weightlifters were gaining an advantage from steroid …
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea attend a working lunch in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea on October 7, 2018.

Kim Jong-un and the “Madman Theory” of Diplomacy

… asking. Kim appears to be employing a dark strain in international diplomacy known as the madman theory, which is most … fight. Nixon aide Leonard Garment gave a similar message to Soviet officials in Moscow, telling them Nixon could be “a … a novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was formerly a national security analyst at Harvard University. … Harvey …
Vaccination team member giving a cholera vaccine in Cerca Carvajal, 2013.

Cholera and the Roots of Public Health

… 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. … Jim Harris … Connecting History … Europe … Global/Transnational … Public Health, Disease, and Medicine … Pandemics …
Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly. Lithograph from the painting by A. Chappal. Engraved by H. B. Hall.

A Time to Listen

… for liberty. Henry's and Mason's loss secured the union. Their insistence on individual liberties helped …
Cover of Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North by Thomas J. Sugrue.

Movement North

Review of Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North, by Thomas J. Sugrue (New York: Random House, 2008)
The Statue of Liberty during the June 10, 2021 solar eclipse.

Solar Eclipses in American History

… the New Englander nevertheless depicted it “as an emblem of national judgments,” foretelling “political darkness” on a … four billion global citizens are set to vote in over 50 national elections, including a divisive U.S. presidential …
American soldier conducting patrol with an Iraqi soldier.

What the Vietnam War Tells Us About Iraq

… of all for President Bush. Citizen troops — reservists and National Guard personnel — form a significant share of … Iraq. Until now, President Bush has shunned international administration there because it might require … attitude in the White House may prevent meaningful international help now. Still, assistance from the UN would allow …

The Politics of International Adoption

… of data to discuss what I see as the significance of international adoption. However, I want to begin with a single … of the Times , it is not news. In the long run, all international humanitarian intervention – medical assistance, … view of adoption has guided state, federal and indeed international law. The prevailing legal norm is called "the best …
soldiers in Iraq

Can Iraq Learn to Live in Peace?

… disarmament clauses of the Versailles treaty in 1936. International reaction was mixed but ultimately limited to a few … … History News Service … Middle East … Iraq … Global/Transnational … Diplomacy/International Relations … Japan … Germany … Can Iraq Learn to …
Portrait of Francisco Franco in 1964 from Biblioteca Virtual de Defensa

The Death of Franco

… brought to the fore. During the war, Franco’s so-called Nationalist forces pursued a campaign of systematic … The grave contains 26 republicans who were killed by nationalists in August-September 1936 . Taken together, … rights violations. Although illegal under current international regulations, Spain’s Amnesty Law has remained in …
A displaced woman sits on a bed next to the remnants of her burnt house in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, 2014. UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID

Sahelian Arabs and their Role in the Sudan War

… to be disarmed.  In July 2008, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed  genocide charges against the … It may have lessened a bit, but according to Amnesty International, ongoing conflicts between Arab and non-Arab groups …
Glacial ice on Lake Baikal

Climate Change and Human Life

… in mind. One is an actual proposal that is before the International Commission on Stratigraphy, that is the group of … … Leticia R. Wiggins … Patrick R. Potyondy … Global/Transnational … Climate Change … Environment … Climate Change and …
Photo of a healthcare worker holding an elderly person's hand.

Ducking Out on Retiree Benefits

… largest companies headed off political solutions such as national health insurance and more progressive public pensions. Outflanked, liberals and unions eventually accepted the system of employer-provided …
2013 St. Patrick's Day parade in Wappingers Falls, New York.

The Wearing of the Rainbow

… found ways to weave ever more disparate groups into the national fabric. Surely we have a long way to go in pursuing …