Events
CWIHP Hosts International Conference on Iran-Iraq War with the National Defense University Conflict Records Research Center
October 26, 2011 // 9:45am — October 27, 2011 // 4:00pm
This conference is being held in connection with the release, by the National Defense University and CWIHP, of a new collection of documents detailing conversations between Saddam Hussein and his generals and officials during the Iran-Iraq War.
Foreign Relations of the United States Series: Southern Africa, 1969-1976
September 14, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The Wilson Center's Cold War International History Project in collaboration with the Africa Program presents a panel discussion on the the newly released Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXVIII, Southern Africa.
Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War: A Transnational History of the Helsinki Network
September 13, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Sarah B. Snyder explores how, in the aftermath of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, a transnational network of activists committed to human rights in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe made the topic a central element in East-West diplomacy.
The Phenomenon of Solidarity: Pictures From the History of Poland, 1980-1981
August 29, 2011 // 5:00pm — 7:00pm
The Phenomenon of Solidarity commemorates the 30th anniversary of the founding of the movement, and highlights formative moments in its history.
Inauguration Ceremony and Reception: ECNU-Wilson Center Cold War Studies Initiative
August 15, 2011 // 3:00pm — 3:45pm
The Woodrow Wilson Center is pleased to announce an important new project, the ECNU-Wilson Center Cold War Studies Initiative which is a natural outgrowth of the longstanding, close relationship between the Wilson Center's flagship Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) and East China Normal University's (ECNU) Cold War International Studies Center.
Offsite Conference: The Cold War: History, Memory, Representation
July 14, 2011 // 7:00pm — 10:00pm
Co-sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Freie Universitat Berlin, this international and interdisciplinary conference will discuss the main features of the East-West conflict, probe its conflicting memories and analyze its cultural representations.
Offsite Conference: Alliances and Borders in the Making and Unmaking of Regional Powers
July 07, 2011 // 9:30am — 1:00pm
In cooperation with CWIHP, the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University is organizing a conference on Alliances and Borders in the Making and Unmaking of Regional Powers.
Conventional Arms Control in Europe During the Cold War: New Insights From the Archives
June 16, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Christoph Bluth, professor of international studies at the University of Leeds will discuss his on-going research on the history of the Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions (MBFR) negotiations.
A Long Goodbye: The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
May 26, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The current conflict in Afghanistan looms large in the collective consciousness of Americans. What has the United States achieved, and how will it withdraw without sacrificing those gains? Artemy Kalinovsky's latest book entitled A Long Goodbye: The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan discusses how the Soviet Union confronted these same questions in the 1980s, and how the USSR's nine-year struggle to extricate itself from Afghanistan and bring its troops home provides a sobering perspective on exit options in the region.
Cold War on the Home Front: The Soft Power of Midcentury Design
May 18, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Greg Castillo, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley will discuss his latest book, an in-depth history of how domestic goods and environments were exploited on both sides of the Iron Curtain to promote either capitalism or socialism.