News Abroad

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• 8/1/2021
  

  "Without Pressure from Germany": Hungary's Revisionist History of the Deportation of 18,000 Jews

  by Karl Pfeifer

  The Hungarian government has sought to deny and obscure its responsibility for the deportation of Jews beginning in 1941. 

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• 7/25/2021
  

  Explaining the Different Post-Colonial Trajectories of Ireland and Haiti

  by Alan J. Singer

  "The divergent paths of Haiti and Ireland are rooted in the history of 19th century European colonialism, European and American racism, and the very different alternatives offered to the people of the former colonies for the last two hundred plus years."

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• 7/25/2021
  

  America's Leaders Haven't Learned from Past International Rivalries

  by Danielle Taana Smith

  American leaders have failed to learn from the past and are staking the nation's health to competition with foreign adversaries instead of improvement of American lives. 

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• 7/18/2021
  

  1920s "Tutmania" and its Enduring Echoes

  by Gill Paul

  A remarkable confluence of events and circumstances launched a cultural mania for ancient Egypt in Britain and the US with the 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. 

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• 7/11/2021
  

  Will US-China Relations Be Defined by Militaristic Competition or Climate Cooperation?

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Despite the urgent need for global cooperation on the climate crisis, and significant instances of cooperation in the past, the leaders of the US and the People's Republic of China appear intent on pursuing a Cold War. 

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• 7/4/2021
  

  My Parents' Survival Story Implies A Broader 'Intersectionality'

  by Ralph Seliger

  The attack on Baghdad's Jews in 1941 underscores the ongoing vulnerability of Jews to mob violence. 

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• 6/13/2021
  

  It's Time for a "Don't Trust, Do Verify" US-Russia Cybersecurity Treaty

  by Glenn C. Altschuler and Justin Lifflander

  The Reagan-Gorbachev summit meetings that yielded the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and established mutual weapons monitoring weren't expected to succeed, but offer hope that negotiations between Biden and Putin could advance progress toward needed mutual cybersecurity action. 

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• 6/13/2021
  

  American Conference for Irish Studies Connects the Past, Future of Irish-American Relations

  by Mark Holan

  The recent virtual American Conference for Irish Studies meeting convened scholars and diplomats to discuss challenges posed by Brexit and opportunities for cooperation between the United States, Northern Ireland, and the Republic. 

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• 6/13/2021
  

  A Celebrity Apology and the Reality of Taiwan

  by Evan Dawley

  Actor John Cena's blunder into the Taiwan-China controversy should be an opportunity for Americans to learn more about the history of this conflict and of an independent Taiwanese identity that has been shaped by Japanese colonization, Chinese nationalism, war, and the Communist revolution. 

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• 6/6/2021
  

  John Cena's Taiwan Controversy Recalls Richard Nixon's Biggest Mistake

  by Justin Coffey

  John Cena's recent social media kerfuffle over Taiwan reflects the legacy of Richard Nixon's acquiescence to a "One China" policy advanced by the People's Republic, in hindsight the worst error of his presidency.

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• 5/30/2021
  

  The Settler Colonialist Frame Helps Clarify What's at Stake in the Middle East for Israelis, Palestinians, and Peace

  by Jeff Kolnick

  Looking at the recent resurgence of armed conflict between Israel and Hamas as part of a project of settler colonialism clarifies the nature of the conflict, and suggests that the immediate cessation of eviction of Palestinians is essential for peace. 

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• 5/23/2021
  

  For Israel and the Palestinians, Reconciliation Must Precede a Peace Process

  by Alon Ben-Meir

  If the recent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds, many may be tempted to push for renewing a negotiated peace process. This is skipping the vital and difficult work of reconciliation that is necessary to a just peace.

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• 5/23/2021
  

  Jerusalem: A Divided and Invented City

  by James A.S. Sunderland

  Both Hamas and the Israeli right base their claims to Jerusalem on understandings of the city as shaped by the orientalist and segregationist values of British governors during the Mandate period, and not on the city's longer heterogenous and multicultural history. Peace activists look to that history as an example of coexistence. 

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• 5/16/2021
  

  The Rebuilt Berlin Palace Embodies the Tensions of the City's History and Future

  by Barney White-Spunner

  While Berliners have incorporated the city's notorious wall into museums and public art, restoring the site of the Berliner Schloss of the Hohenzollerns and then the Palast der Republic of the East German government has been much more contentious. The Humboldt Forum has been criticized, but its design and reception exemplify the tensions inherent in democracy.

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• 5/9/2021
  

  India's COVID Crisis Has Roots in its Colonial-Era Tax Structure

  by Roderick Matthews

  India's COVID crisis is being exacerbated by a health system that uses an anemic 3.5% of GDP. Continuities from the era of the British Raj, when powerful rural landowners went untaxed, are a big part of the problem. 

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• 5/9/2021
  

  Reflections on Russia's "Victory Day"

  by Nadya Williams

  Russia's observance of Victory Day prompts reflection on the ways Holocaust survivors and their descendants lived lives shaped by this trauma. 

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• 5/9/2021
  

  A CIA Historian’s Photos of the Afghan War Tell the Story of Those Being Left Behind in Afghanistan

  by Brian Glyn Williams

  A historian who advised the US military in Afghanistan and traveled extensively in the country warns that America's Afghan allies may pay a terrible price from Biden's proposed troop withdrawal. 

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• 5/2/2021
  

  Aidez Madrid!

  by Andy Robinson

  The embrace of the far-right Vox party by Madrid's conservative coalition promises to drive the region's politics toward nativism, climate denialism, and reckless COVID policies. 

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• 4/25/2021
  

  Whither Germany? Historiography and Public Reckoning with the National Past

  by Samuel Miner

  Hedwig Richter's book "Democracy: A German Affair" has sparked controversy for its rejection of the idea that Germany has followed a "special path" to liberal democracy and catalyzed a broad debate about the role of historians in public reckoning with the crimes of the past. 

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• 4/25/2021
  

  Russia vs. Ukraine Redux? Mapping the Way Forward from the Recent Past

  by Walter G. Moss

  Historical context suggests that Vladimir Putin's intentions toward Ukraine are pragmatic and comprehensible (whether one favors Russian objectives or not); a broader imagination and diplomatic engagement can do more to prevent open war than saber-rattling.