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Will Joe Biden be able to maintain the balance that has so far allowed him to avoid serious Vietnam-like errors in Ukraine?
The recent online treatment of a K-pop singer reveals how the legacy of the Vietnam War still holds sway over the country to this day.
A media scholar who studied Carter and interviewed him explains how he attempted to translate Jesus’ teachings into action through his life of public service.
Chinese balloons must be assessed within the context of decades of mutual espionage and an awareness of the many storms in the U.S.-China relationship — and the history of empires.
Chemical weapons and toxins are still being used in current wars. Without action, ecosystems and people are at risk.
Fifty years after the US pulled out of Vietnam, the legacy of that war is still influencing its decisions.
The climate emergency is in many ways the Vietnam of today’s young people. The 50th anniversary of the release of resisters to that conflict should give today’s decision-makers pause for thought.
Henry Kissinger’s influence on US foreign policy was profound. His transactional approach – avowedly values free – included support of murderous and genocidal foreign leaders.
Scholars explain what affirmative action is – and isn’t – as well as what its effects are, and why, among others, the military has supported it for decades.
Does a journalist’s gender matter if their job is to speak truth to power? It shouldn’t but until recently did. A new book, Through Her Eyes, tells the stories of our women foreign correspondents.
The country urgently needs more people who are committed to living decently to undo the systemic humiliation caused by political and economic institutions.
Soldier atrocities are shaped by our society, culture, and political fabric. Preventing them will require a comprehensive rethinking of policies, attitudes, and approaches to war.
June 8 marks the 50-year anniversary since Associated Press photographer Hyung Cong ‘Nick’ Út captured one of the Vietnam War’s defining images.
The ‘Napalm Girl’ photo is much more than powerful evidence of war’s indiscriminate effects on civilians. It also shows how false assertions can get traction in the media.
During World War II, the US and USSR fought together to defeat the Nazis. When the war ended, the two superpowers began fighting each other.
MLK’s vision for nonviolence included abolishing what he called triple evils – racism, poverty and militarism.
The most important lesson from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan may be our failure to learn from history.
An ‘orderly departure program’ similar to the one set up after the Vietnam War could offer a vital pathway out of Afghanistan for refugees over the next several years.
The Vietnam War was the defining issue for Joe Biden’s generation. His botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan could be the defining act of his presidency.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
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Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto
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Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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Professor of History and Law Faculty, The Ohio State University
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Professor of History, Tulane University
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Associate Professor; Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Art & Design, Australian National University
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Professor of Sociology, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
