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A New View of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Needs and Narratives to Negotiation

… the Balfour Declaration, promising to help establish a “national home [in Palestine] for the Jewish people.” Arabs … Arabs to date. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, international sympathy for the Zionist endeavor grew, and the … its victory over Iraq and with the simultaneous decline of Soviet influence, the United States gained new credibility …
President Kennedy surrounded by cameramen after signing the Cuba Quarantine Order on October 23, 1962.

How Bush Might Have Profited from Kennedy’s Example

… As we’ve learned in the global age, international crises threaten the United States with … of their homes, their workplaces and their lives. In 1962, Soviet nuclear missiles had been placed in Cuba, just 90 … partisan politicians might send mixed signals to the Soviet Union, and he feared that Latin America might take a divided …
Cover of Atatürk: An Intellectual Biography by M. Hanioğlu.

Kemalism: "The Religion of the Turk"

Review of Ataturk: An Intellectual Biography, by M. Sukru Hanioglu (Princeton. Princeton University Press. 2011)
… history as a political leader, who is still revered both nationally and internationally. The policies of transformation that he … created a fertile ground for different ideologies such as nationalism and socialism (13-15, 25).Ataturk also benefited …
Statue and Ukrainian Flag

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

… II. It is an attack that is sure to restructure the international order along with the lives of all Ukrainian … strikes. A lot of these subway systems were built in the Soviet period to withstand nuclear strikes, so they are deep … the goal of recapturing the great influence that the Soviet Union had would surely be one of his goals. So, at the very …
In this 1805 painting, the artist imagines American planter and Indian agent Benjamin Hawkins teaching Creeks to use a plow on his Georgia plantation.

Reflecting on Justice 200 Years after the Creek Civil War

… African slave labor, and centralizing Creek leadership on a national council, McIntosh and others sought to maintain … settlers. Arriving home, Little Warrior told the Creek national council that the outbreak of hostilities (now … Bird King. Here McIntosh and Little Warrior’s paths met. National leaders debated what to do with Little Warrior and …
Scene from the 1975 Conference on Women. Interior of a large auditorium. Panel of people are sitting on a stage. The conference logo of a women's symbol and bird are above the stage.

The World Conference on Women: 1975 Mexico City

In 1975, the first United Nations World Conference on Women took place between 19 June and 2 July in Mexico City, bringing together individuals from a wide range of backgrounds with the goal of promoting gender equality.
… Conference of Women (WCW) was the capstone event of International Women’s Year, the UN’s response to the transnational women’s liberation movement sweeping the globe. … … Gisel Valladares … South & Central America … Global/Transnational … Mexico … Women & Gender … International
Plague Doctor

Responding to Pandemics—Both Past and Present

What can we learn from the public/medical responses during previous epidemics and pandemics to aid us in combating COVID-19 on the local, state, and national levels?
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US History to 1877
US History since 1877
… to aid us in combating COVID-19 on the local, state, and national levels. … What can we learn from the public/medical … to aid us in combating COVID-19 on the local, state, and national levels? … Adena Barnette … Pandemics & COVID-19 … …
Crewmen of the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham take on Vietnamese refugees in 1975

Defining Refugees

On July 28, 1951, representatives of 26 states, meeting in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations, signed the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
… to the Status of Refugees. … Eric H. Limbach … Global/Transnational … Migration, Immigration, & Refugees … International Organizations … Civil/Human Rights … Defining …
National Guard Soldiers wearing gas masks and holding rifles

The Kent State Massacre

Just past noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, a squadron of Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire at a loose collection of students gathered across an expanse of leafy lawns and campus parking lots at Kent State University in northeastern Ohio.
… Just past noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, a squadron of Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire at a loose collection of … … Just past noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, a squadron of Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire at a loose collection of …
portrait of Shevchenko by Ukrainian artist Ilia Shulha, titled Taras Shevchenko Returning from Exil by Boat.

Taras Shevchenko, Poet of Ukraine

Taras Shevchenko is not just the founder of the modern Ukrainian literary language, he is also the most important symbol of modern Ukrainian nationhood.

Who's not to Blame in the South Korea-Japan Spat?

… this statement for a rousing pep talk to the South Korean national soccer team moments before it took the field … included a hasty division of the country itself. The Soviet Union occupied the north while the United States occupied …
Portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Burma’s Hope Imprisoned

… over its name. In 1989, Burma’s military rulers appealed to nationalist sentiment by adopting the name “Myanmar” for … a name adapted from local usage, but it hasn’t won international recognition because the regime is an international outlaw in flagrant violation of human rights. There …

Conflict Termination: How to End -- and Not to End -- Insurgencies

… units (as states or nations) . Webster's Third New International Dictionary , unabridged (Springfield, … Indochina. In a diplomatic settlement that speaks more to Soviet and Chinese ambivalence about an independent, … by their departure and the chaos that resulted from it. The Soviets in Afghanistan Finally, we have the Soviet
President Theodore Roosevelt helped solidify conservation as a national agenda item along with preservationist John Muir.

Executive Conservation

Review of Presidents and the American Environment, by Otis L. Graham, Jr. (Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press, 2015)
… with prairie dog holes and duck marshes. Rocky Mountain National Park was less than two hours away, as was Pawnee National Grassland. I took countless trips to both and many … public lands across the nation in the service of the national public good—is the focus of Otis L. Graham, Jr.’s …
American W84 warhead from the 1980s.

Nuclear Arms Control – Now, More than Ever

… attack. The source of this threat has changed from the Soviet Union to terrorist groups. Yet what hasn’t changed is the … … William Lambers … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Nuclear Power & Weapons … Cold War … Russia … …

Are Women People? The Equal Rights Amendment Then and Now

… women attained the vote in 1920. Paul and her allies in the National Woman’s Party (NWP) pointed out that more than … legal protection, not legal equality. Women’s groups, labor unions, and others representing female factory workers had … Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with members of The Women’s Trade Union League in New York in 1958 ( bottom ). In 1940, the …

A Century of U.S. Relations with Iraq

… the evolution of U.S. interests in a rapidly changing international context. I. Genesis of U.S.-Iraqi Relations, to … The onset of the Cold War raised fears in Washington about Soviet expansionism into the Middle East and generated a … neutralism in the Cold War and flirted with the Soviet Union and other communist states. It also sought political …

Feminism in Egypt: New Alliances, Old Debates

… Islamic and Islamist—overthrew Mubarak and dismembered his National Democratic Party (NDP). The Supreme Council of the … al-Ittihad al-Nisa’I al-Tahdhibi (Women’s Refinement Union), Jam’iyat al-Raqy al-Adabiyah li-al-Sayyidat … Girls”). The Colonial Encounter and the Egyptian Feminist Union The ideological situation grew more complex when …
North College Hill, Ohio, USA, Memorial Day parade, 2004, by Rick Dikeman.

A Vanishing American Remembrance?

… General Order 11 establishing May 30 as Decoration Day at national cemeteries to honor soldiers who died in service. Gen. Logan's order spoke only to honoring Union soldiers' sacrifices. Former Confederate states … and families of Confederate soldiers buried in Arlington National Cemetery were not even permitted to visit the grave …
Albert Bierstadt, Mount Corcoran, c. 1876-1877, oil on canvas

Silent Spring Revolution, a Conversation with Douglas Brinkley

… would hit the road. And we would particularly aim to go to national parks, state parks, monument wilderness areas. It … in the Ohio Brotherhood and Carpenters of America Union Book, wrote an essay for and that's really how I got … impact statements. Nixon did it. Nixon's State of the Union of 1978 was about a third on the environment. Earth …
Logo for "Canada 150".

Canada 150: Coming Home

… and tagged “Colonialism 150.” This is the trouble with a national anniversary in a colonial state: it brings the … struggling Maritime Provinces. The net result is a basic national standard for schools, infrastructure, arts, and … Canada’s transfer payments are bested by the European Union’s Regional Policy that dedicates a full one third of …