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Trade Wars: The Collapse of America's Free Trade Consensus

… appreciated the jobs, goods, and prosperity brought by international trade. But today that consensus appears to have … but demanded their expansion. In his 1958 State of the Union address, Eisenhower declared that free trade was “both … effectively against the business giants of the European Union and Japan (PDF File) . Mexican President Carlos …

Treaties and Sovereign Performances, from Westphalia to Standing Rock

… dramatic demonstration against the project, drawing international attention and support. Thousands of “water … ascribed sovereignty to Indian nations. In international law, sovereignty first emerged as the defining … sided with the Confederacy in the Civil War, the victorious Union obliged them in their peace treaties to emancipate …
Banksy mural of worker chipping star off EU flag

Brexit: Dividing the United Kingdom

… the entire world—by voting to leave the European Union. Nearly three years, later, however, the final outcome … at The Ohio State University where he specializes in international trade policy. We're so happy to have you joining us … Union in 2004 to include all the countries that the former Soviet or many of the countries of the former Soviet Bloc …
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The EU: Past, Present, and Future

… , and Chris Otter to discuss the history of the European Union, an organization that has united Europeans in ways … Donald Hempson   I'm Don Hempson, Director of the International Operations for the College of Engineering here at … states that had been trapped behind the Iron Curtain in Soviet dominated Eastern Europe, for the latter half of the …
Ukrainian refugees board a train in Lviv, February 2022.

West Ukraine’s War Stories: A New Chapter?

… battle in World War I and where Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union embarked on their plans to divide and conquer Europe .  Beyond its international significance, this region has also been central to …
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Whither the Nation-State?

… and has been inscribed as the foundation of today's international system of law and order. Yet, over the the past few … the current Balkan crisis, the breakup of the former Soviet Union, inter-ethnic and tribal violence in various parts of …
Women’s rights activists in New Zealand

One Hundred Years of National Women's Suffrage in New Zealand

… MILESTONES One Hundred Years of National • Women's Suffrage 1n New Zealand September 19th, … country :in world history to grant women suffrage on a national level. It was a time of great hope for the women … candidate" became the first country in the world to grant national female suffrage and the only country to do so …

Treating the Symptoms: Northern Ireland’s Incomplete Peace

… both of Northern Ireland’s political communities: Unionists (almost exclusively Protestant, who favor the ongoing inclusion of Northern Ireland in the UK), and nationalists (almost exclusively Catholic, favoring a closer … the Nationalist (usually referred to as “Republican”) and Unionist (“Loyalist”) communities continued to use violence …

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: America's Love Affair with the Two-Party System

… smackdown ! Intra-party moneyfights ! Dueling State of the Union rebuttals ! The Rand Paul Drone Filibuster and John … one of the two major coalitions fails to hold the reins of national power? How likely is a serious third-party … Democratic Party, most of which had either seceded from the Union during the Civil War or opposed some portion of the …
Buildings along a waterfront in China

China and Africa: Historical Perspectives on a Rising Power

… PRC, foreign relations, and Chinese media coverage of international affairs. And with that, let me pass the microphone … War. And then the second, the second conflict is the Sino Soviet split. So the Cold War understood as a conflict … by the Nationalist Party government and Taiwan. The Soviet Union was portrayed in PRC domestic media as a sincere ally …

European Disunion: The Rise and Fall of a Post-War Dream?

… unprecedented spirit of voluntary unification. The European Union (EU) has been a grand experiment in breaking down the … lit up the sky and Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” (the EU anthem) rang through the ancient cobbled streets of Zagreb … has wrestled from its very beginnings with tensions between national sovereignty and greater integration. Greece’s …

Right-Wing Politics in India

… between the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress, though India is a multi-party … discussion about the rise of right-wing, religiously rooted nationalism in India. Since its creation in 1947 , India has … meant that the state of Jammu and Kashmir joined the union of India with the caveat that its residents were …
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Afghanistan: Past and Prospects

… I was a graduate student finishing my PhD when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.   Scott Levi   My name is Scott … some ways analogous to what the Americans and other international actors have pursued in Afghanistan since then. So …
Defendants hearing verdict, Nuremberg Trial Photographs, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elizabeth Duddy

The Nuremberg Judgment

Beginning on November 20, 1945, the International Military Tribunal consisting of representatives from the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union worked together to bring 22 former Nazi leaders and their organizations to justice.

As Cuba and the United States Reengage: The Presence of the Past

… war in 1868.” Three days later, Castro told the Cuban National Assembly that “no one should expect Cuba to … importance to the political and commercial interests of our Union,” John Adams pronounced in 1823. “It is scarcely … Cuban foreign policy, specifically expanding ties with the Soviet Union. Simply put: Americans were aghast. How utterly …