News Abroad

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• 9/25/2022
  

  Around the World, Censorship of Historians is Tied to Attacks on Democracy

  by Ruben Zeeman

  Teachers and researchers of history are under attack – sometimes literally – by regimes who seek to make history a foundational element of their legitimacy and authority.

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• 9/18/2022
  

  Ukraine Shows the Need to Break the Cycle of National Insecurity

  by Roger Peace

  It doesn't excuse Russian aggression against Ukraine to recognize that the United States has fumbled the opportunity to forge a global order based on cooperative and mutual security in the years since the end of the Cold War. 

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• 9/18/2022
  

  Boris Johnson's Legacy? It's Complicated

  by Luke Reader

  The British constitution depends on adherence to norms and tradition commonly called the "good chap" principle. Johnson's ministry raised troubling questions about what happens when No. 10 Downing is occupied by a different sort of chap. 

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• 9/18/2022
  

  El Caudillo: Colonialist Violence and the Rise of Francisco Franco

  by Giles Tremlet

  A new book on Spanish history includes an examination of the influence of colonialism and conservative Catholicism on the authoritarian worldview and political ruthlessness of Francisco Franco. 

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• 9/11/2022
  

  Russians' Disapproval of Gorbachev Shouldn't Dominate How He is Remembered

  by Walter G. Moss

  The combination of post-Soviet hardship, resurgent nationalism, and the destructiveness of the Ukraine war have led many Americans to embrace Russians' dim view of Mikhail Gorbachev. A historian of Russia says the leader had his faults, but his furtherance of humane values has been underrated. 

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• 9/4/2022
  

  Is it Deja Vu All Over Again with "Appeasing Dictators," or Time for A New Lens?

  by Charles Spicer

  Invoking Chamberlain and appeasement is never a particularly useful response to an international crisis. Do the efforts, albeit unsuccessful, of a small group of British diplomatic outsiders to "civilize" leading Nazis, point in a better direction? 

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• 8/28/2022
  

  How I Helped a Private Man Share His Story of Escaping the Nazis

  by David Tabatsky

  For me, the son of a cantor and WWII veteran, who grew up seeing numbers tattooed on numerous arms, sharing Salomon Kool's story has reminded me of a collective mission to always remember.

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• 8/28/2022
  

  Who and What to Believe about Ukraine?

  by Walter G. Moss

  Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war test our ability as citizens to be aware of our biases in search of information and understanding. 

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• 8/21/2022
  

  No Time Like the Present for a Visit to Kyiv

  by Andreas Umland

  As the situation in Western and Central Ukraine has for now stabilized, a trip to Kyiv can provide those interested in international affairs with a unique opportunity to observe world history in the making.

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• 8/21/2022
  

  In Search of the Ladies-in-Waiting to Anne Boleyn

  by Sylvia Barbara Soberton

  Paying attention to the women who surrounded Anne Boleyn helps to clarify myths and misunderstandings about her elevation and her demise. 

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• 8/14/2022
  

  Killing of al-Zawahiri in Kabul Vindicates Strategic Separation of Counterterrorism and Military Occupation

  by Brian Glyn Williams

  On withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration touted its "over the horizon" capability to track and target terrorists from afar. If the strategy proves out, it should mean the ability to fully decouple antiterror operations from foreign military presence. 

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• 8/14/2022
  

  Not All Roads Lead to Kashmir

  by Andrew Howard

  A recent tragedy on a historically contentious railway route shows that decisions about infrastructure development are made with symbolic and emotional considerations as well as pragmatic ones.

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• 8/14/2022
  

  How Poland's Solidarity Rejected the Temptation of Violence

  by David Richards

  The Polish Solidarity movement is an instructive study in how a coalition of workers, intellectuals and spiritual leaders maintained a commitment to nonviolence and dialogue in the face of repression. 

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• 8/7/2022
  

  On Putin's Vacant Moral Imagination

  by Walter G. Moss

  Russia's stances toward Ukraine and the west in general reflect its leaders' inability, perhaps nurtured by the Soviet system, to view world affairs through another's perspective. 

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• 8/7/2022
  

  Why Should War Criminals Operate with Impunity?

  by Lawrence Wittner

  When major military powers like Russia, China and the United States withhold participation in the International Criminal Court, it allows war criminals to do as they please. Leading a more stable international order means joining fully with the ICC. 

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• 7/24/2022
  

  Putin's "Mad Gamble" Isn't Atypical for Oil Dictators

  by Guy Laron

  There is a logic to Vladimir Putin's territorial ambitions. Unfortunately for him, it has led down a destructive and ultimately futile path, if the histories of other oil dictatorships are a guide. 

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• 7/8/2022
  

  The Wagner Group is Just the Latest Example of Privatized War

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Hiring soldiers of fortune to wage war has long been profitable to mercenaries and politically advantageous to rulers. Its modern resurgence with the American Blackwater organization and the Russian Wagner Group show the need for stronger cooperative security to prevent human rights abuse.

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• 7/8/2022
  

  Is Biden Prepared to Adopt a Truly Progressive Foreign Policy?

  by Leon Fink

  Protecting the so-called Liberal World Order these days puts great emphasis on preserving “order” but very little on what “liberal” can or should mean. The administration risks fumbling an opportunity to connect with new foreign leadership on labor, environment, immigration, and other issues beyond security and the drug war.

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• 7/8/2022
  

  The Rising "Pink Tide" in Latin America Shows the Need for US Policy to Adapt

  by Aileen T. Teague

  Colombia has historically been a conservative firewall in Latin America, anchoring American policy on the hemispheric drug war and development policy. The election of that nation's first leftist leader, along with the rise of Chinese influence, signals the need for American policy to change. 

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• 7/3/2022
  

  The Traitor King: Edward VIII and The Future of the British Monarchy

  by Andrew Lownie

  The author of a new book on the post-royal lives of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson says that the hard lesson they learned—the brand comes before the family—will see the Royal Family through to a future despite scandal and resignation.