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Some of the subjects in the Guatemalan experiments

The Guatemala Inoculation Experiments

… us of the dangers involved in allowing scientific knowledge and national security to justify what the New York Times  … more well-known) Tuskegee experiments in which hundreds of African Americans with syphilis were studied without being … for testing and treatment. … Lydia Dixon … Milestones … South & Central America … Guatemala … Public Health, …
The Ganden Monastery in Lhasa was one of the many victims of bombing during the 1956 uprising. The destruction caused to the monastery is still visible in the ruins.

The Seventeen Point Agreement: China’s Occupation of Tibet

… Point Agreement of the Central People’s Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the … Dalai Lama and his supporters had sought refuge in Dromo, south Tibet. According to the Dalai Lama’s autobiography, … in Tibet. … Jigme Yeshe Lama … Milestones … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Tibet … Colonialism/Imperialism … …
Mourning banners hung at the south gate of Beijing university in the aftermath of the 1989 June 4th incident in Beijing

Survivor: the Chinese Communist Party

… crowds marched through the streets of China's cities, demanding an end to official corruption and more political … behaves outrageously, the United States, Russia, Japan and South Korea appeal to the Chinese Communists for help, … N. Wasserstrom … History News Service … China … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Civil/Human Rights … Global/Transnational … …
Cover of A History of Iran Empire of the Mind by Michael Axworthy.

Iran for Beginners

Review of A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind, by Michael Axworthy (New York. Basic Books. 2008)
… censorship policies, continuous attempts to enrich uranium, and 2009 elections resulting in mass protests, arrests, and … of the word "Persian," which comes from Fars province in southwestern Iran, home to Iran's most ancient … 2008) … Ayse Baltacioglu … Reviews … Middle East … Iran … South Asia … Ancient … Colonialism/Imperialism … Iran for …

The Long, Long Struggle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan

… Hamid Karzai threw his support behind an astonishing and repressive law that would make it illegal for women of … and collect nervous reports of Taliban activities in the south. With few exceptions, what we did not see were women … The Pashtun are the dominant population in the eastern and southeastern portions of Afghanistan and the western …
Women working at a farm at Lamas district in Peru, 2014. (Photo by CIF Action)

Reforming Peruvian Agriculture, Again

… focused substantial efforts to improve  agricultural output and efficiency, especially for small farmers who have … sought to boost food production in nations of the Global South with the goal not only of increasing prosperity but … Taylor B. Cozzens … Features … Peru … Food & Agriculture … South & Central America … International Organizations … …
A scene from the revolution

The People Power Revolution, Philippines 1986

… possible. From February 22 to 25, 1986, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue … the Marcoses in exchange for an anti-Communist bulwark in Southeast Asia. By the mid-1980s, however, foreign policy … ahead. … Mark John Sanchez … Milestones … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Philippines … Revolution … …
Northern Alliance Troops in Afghanistan in 2001.

Why Afghanistan Will Not Be a Quagmire

… terrorist incidents failed to punish the terrorists and certainly did not protect the United States. The United … personnel from North Vietnam to the communist insurgents in South Vietnam. American efforts to cut the trail were … Service. … Stacy Bergstrom Haldi … History News Service … South Asia … Afghanistan … Military/War/Peace … Soviet Union …
The film Poster for Captain Phillips (2013)

Contested Waters: Captain Phillips and the Hijacking of the Maersk Alabama

… film Captain Phillips (2013), directed by Paul Greengrass and based upon the 2011 memoir by Richard Phillips, tells … self-righteous, his ship loaded with food aid for hungry Africans, Phillips instructs his 20-man crew that if boarded … Dam ” … Andrew Carlson … Connecting History … Africa … Somalia … Economics/Business/Trade … Terrorism … …
French soldiers overrun Chinese troops during the 1860 campaign in the Second Opium War.

The Second Opium War

… narcotic drug deep into China ’s politics, public health, and economics but also cemented the country’s status as both a prize and a battleground for Euro-American imperialist powers. The … … Drugs/Drug Policy … Colonialism/Imperialism … East Asia & Southeast Asia … The Second Opium War …

'The Energy of a Bright Tomorrow': The Rise of Nuclear Power in Japan

… On March 12, 2011, an explosion rocked the towns of Futaba and Okuma in Fukushima, Japan, but few were there to hear … the United States test detonated a hydrogen bomb in the south Pacific, the fallout from which coated a Japanese … and mutated by American hydrogen bomb tests in the South Pacific. Bill Tsutsui, renowned scholar of all things …
school girls in class - Studying biology and physics from English textbooks presents challenges in understanding the material but is necessary because their state examinations will be in English.

A Postcard from Pakistan: Girls Education in Gilgit-Baltistan

… tallest mountain ranges, the Himalayan, the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram. While Gilgit-Baltistan has been a part of … the percentage of children not in school, and the first in South Asia . Rural girls in the country receive an average … them. [All photos by author] … Kathryn Metz … Postcards … South Asia … Pakistan … Youth/Childhood … Education … Women …
Photo of a nuclear explosion.

The Dawn of the Second Cold War

… will have a missile that can reach the United States and when it does a Second Cold War will begin. The failed … Whether the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, accused by South Korea in the 1980s of ordering the bombing of two … History News Service … Cold War … North Korea … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Nuclear Power & Weapons … The Dawn of the …
Paul Bremer in 2003.

Iraq Repeats Long-Ago Mistakes in the Philippines

… the Philippines provides a clear object lesson in how to handle the Iraqi situation. And that lesson is to do what so … because of their suffering under Saddam, the Shiite south and Kurdish north, are treacherous. Just as was the … … Michael D. Richards … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … United States … Colonialism/Imperialism … …
Paul Bremer in 2003.

Iraq Repeats Long-Ago Mistakes in the Philippines

… the Philippines provides a clear object lesson in how to handle the Iraqi situation. And that lesson is to do what so … because of their suffering under Saddam, the Shiite south and Kurdish north, are treacherous. Just as was the … … Michael D. Richards … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … United States … Philippines … …
The flag of Ethiopia under the rule of the Derg, 1975-1987

Blind Aid: Lessons (Not Learned) from the Ethiopian Famine

… of Ethiopian refugees suffering from a devastating famine and a vicious civil war. She expressed her frustration with … of food aid through the Ethiopian government in the south instead of trying to reach the famine ravaged … History-Changing Dam … Andrew Skabelund … Milestones … Africa … Ethiopia … Civil/Human Rights … Food & Agriculture …
Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1971.

Playing Fast and Loose with Historical Analogies

… Cuban Missile Crisis. Comparing President Kennedy’s action and President Bush’s intentions, Secretary of Defense Donald … a Shiite majority, a Sunni “Marsh Arab” minority in the south, and a Kurdish minority in the north, not to mention a … News Service … Middle East … Iraq … Japan … East Asia & Southeast Asia … World War II / WWII … Playing Fast and
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).
… the historic rivalry between the Almendares Scorpions and the Habana Lions.  Yet intertwined within this tale of … leagues were racially integrated, Robinson and other African-Americans would be able to play in freedom (29). … 2015). … Alexander Haight … Reviews … Sports … Caribbean … South & Central America … Racism & Racial Ideas … Cuba … …
The Brazilian flag and a soccer ball

Brazil’s Soccer Mania: An Example for the World

… of the New York Yankees baseball team in the 1950s and the Chicago Bulls basketball squad in the 1990s. … team? Will the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea become a safer place if the Korean peoples’ … Brent Toplin … History News Service … Sports … Brazil … South & Central America … Class & Labor … Brazil’s Soccer …
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

… away, that parents are being separated from their children, and the termination of Temporary Protected Status for 57,000 … Kate was saying about the role of the military, because the Southern Command has a really big role here, not just because of Soto Cano Air Force Base, but it's also the Southern Command of the military is an engine that runs of …
soldiers in Vietnam

Memories of Vietnam in Memoriam

Review of Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War, by Viet Thanh Nguyen Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2016.
… they tell about themselves?  In Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War Viet Thanh Nguyen, a professor of … outline with his own travels and photographs across Southeast Asia.  Nothing Ever Dies is most certainly a … Press, 2016. … Michael Orr … Reviews … East Asia & Southeast Asia … United States … Vietnam … Vietnam War … …
The Terra Cotta Warriors: Xi’an’s most famous attraction

A Postcard from Xi’an: Balancing Past and Future

… history in Xi’an is essential to the city’s identity, and served as the basis of my journey through the city and … that traded at the Western Market, from Korea and Japan to Southeast Asia , from India and Persia to the Arabian … photos by author] … Luke Stanek … Postcards … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Religion … Cities/Urban & Rural … …
Exterior view of the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India,

The Bhopal Chemical Gas Disaster

… profit - we are flames, committed to conquering darkness, and we will continue the struggle” - Farhat Jahan, Bati Bai … from  East Palestine  to  Cancer Alley , from Mossville to  Southwest Detroit , from Wilmington to Charlottesville, and  … … Madhumita Dutta … Milestones … Environment … India … South Asia … Colonialism/Imperialism … Decolonization … The …

The United States, China, and the Money Question

… turned reality television star, turned Republican nominee and now, President-elect of the United States. Chinese … is “robbing Americans of billions of dollars of capital and millions of jobs.” President Barak Obama and President … of choice. The Trade Dollar did find a few footholds in the south of China, where silver coins were commonly used, but …