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The Transatlantic Era: a discussion of the new book edited by Bram Boxhoorn and Giles Scott-Smith
Dear members, We have an interesting upcoming event to share! On the 13th of June, there will be a seminar on the The Transatlantic Era: a discussion of the new book edited by Bram Boxhoorn and Giles Scott-Smith (Routledge, 2021). The seminar will be located in the University of Amsterdam. The seminar will be conducted in Dutch,…
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On Thursday the 16th of June, Swapna Kona Nayudu and Lily Patcharival will be our guests for June’s panel. They will be discussing their projects on India and the Afro-Asian space as part of the Cold War history of the Global South, and the Indian-Thailand relations in the context of the Bandung Conference. The panel…
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Promoting Southern Europe to the World: The Case of Olympic Airways (1957-2009)
On Thursday the 12th of May, Dr Eirini Karamouzi will be our guest for May’s panel. She will be discussing her project on Promoting Southern Europe to the World: The Case of Olympic Airways (1957-2009). The panel is scheduled to have an approximately half hour long presentation by Dr Karamouzi and will be followed by an hour…
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Neutrality, Capitalism and the global Cold War in Southeast Asia
Due to a technical issue, the link has been updated. You can still join even if the panel has already started. You are very welcome! And sorry for this inconvenience! On Thursday the 7th of April, Dr Sandra Bott will be our guest for this month’s panel. She will share with us her research…
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Between Neutrality and Solidarity: Swiss Good Offices in Afghanistan 1979-1992
Coming Thursday, March 3rd, Dr. Liliane Stadler will be our guest for this month’s panel. She will be sharing her latest book: Between Neutrality and Solidarity: Swiss Good Offices in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992 Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting. There is no registration required! The panel is scheduled to have an approximately…
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Call for Dissertation Review with Cold War History
Dear members, we have an interesting and exciting opportunity to present for those who are – or know someone who is – working on their history doctoral dissertations. Dr. Margot Tudor (Exeter) and Dr. Molly Pucci (Trinity College Dublin) are calling for unpublished doctoral dissertations in history to be reviewed in Cold War History. Many thanks to Liliane…
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Call for Papers & International Conference: “Beyond Moscow.”
Dear Members, We come with another exciting call for papers and an International Conference for those interested in Soviet Cold War History. The University of Naples L’Orientale (UniOr), in collaboration with the Higher School of Economics (HSE) Institute for Advanced Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, has organized the international conference Beyond Moscow. Rethinking the international and…
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Apartheid’s Black Soldiers: Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa
On Thursday, January 27th, Dr. Lennart Bolliger will present for us during our monthly online panel. He will be presenting and discussing his first published book: Apartheid’s Black Soldiers: Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa. This event is open and free to all. There’s no need to register. Dr. Lennart Bolliger will be presenting for…
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New Title: The Transatlantic Era (1989–2020) in Documents and Speeches
One of our coordinators, Giles Scott-Smith, would like to share his latest work! This accessible textbook uses key documents embedded in a clear narrative to chart the post-Cold War rise and decline of transatlantic relations. It provides a novel interpretive framework by proposing that the three decades between 1989 and 2020 represent a distinct ‘transatlantic…
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Call for Submissions: Conversations on Cold War History
We have another interesting call for submissions for anyone interested in contributing!
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