The Iraq War and the Idea of Totalitarianism
U.S. President George W. Bush (at podium) discusses his plan for peace in the Middle…
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Beyond Big Stick: Elihu Root’s visit to Rio de Janeiro (1906)
“It is on account of the desire of the American people to exhibit their friendship…
Rethinking Global Inequality Venezuela and the Rise and Fall of the New International Economic Order
Explanations for Venezuela’s descent into dictatorship and humanitarian crisis usually begin in 1973, when OPEC…
Between Memory and History: U.S.-Cuba Rapprochement in a Time of Remembrance
[From the May issue of The American Historian] Louis A. Pérez Jr. is the J. Carlyle…
Why War Anniversaries Matter (or Don’t)
Andrew Preston teaches American history at Cambridge University, where he is a fellow of Clare…