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Whither Pax Atomica? - The Euromissiles Crisis and the Peace Movement of the early 1980s
Feb 22, 2012
As the failure of Pax Atomica seemed more and more imminent, the soaring anxiety, alarm, apprehension and mistrust of the national governments across Europe contributed to the success of the 1980s peace movement. more
Apply for the Summer 2012 Nuclear Boot Camp
Feb 20, 2012
Aimed at building a new generation of experts on the international history of nuclear weapons, the second-annual Nuclear Boot Camp will be hosted by the University of Roma Tre and the Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies (CIMA) in the village of Allumiere near Rome, Italy for ten days in the last half of June 2012. more
"The Week That Changed the World:" The 40th Anniversary of President Nixon's China Trip
Feb 17, 2012
In 1972, President Nixon became the first U.S. President to visit the People's Republic of China. Forty years later, the impact of that historic trip is still evident, as the U.S.-China relationship extends to economics, security, and climate. “The relationship we have now with China is the most important one we have in the world,” said Douglas Spelman, deputy director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. He predicts the many positives of bilateral cooperation will outweigh the negatives of such historically contentious issues as human rights, Taiwan, and religious freedom.
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Apply for the Summer 2012 Nuclear Boot Camp
Feb 20, 2012Aimed at building a new generation of experts on the international history of nuclear weapons, the second-annual Nuclear Boot Camp will be hosted by the University of Roma Tre and the Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies (CIMA) in the village of Allumiere near Rome, Italy for ten days in the last half of June 2012.
"The Week That Changed the World:" The 40th Anniversary of President Nixon's China Trip
Feb 17, 2012In 1972, President Nixon became the first U.S. President to visit the People's Republic of China. Forty years later, the impact of that historic trip is still evident, as the U.S.-China relationship extends to economics, security, and climate. “The relationship we have now with China is the most important one we have in the world,” said Douglas Spelman, deputy director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. He predicts the many positives of bilateral cooperation will outweigh the negatives of such historically contentious issues as human rights, Taiwan, and religious freedom.
NKIDP welcomes new Korea Foundation Junior Scholar Yuree Kim
Feb 09, 2012NKIDP is pleased to welcome Korea Foundation Junior Scholar Yuree Kim to the Woodrow Wilson Center . Her project is entitled The Influence of External Factors on the Reform and Opening in China and North Korea.
Occupied Economies: An Economic History of Nazi-Occupied Europe, 1939-1945
April 11, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
What were the consequences of the German occupation for the economy of occupied Europe? After Germany conquered major parts of the European continent, it was faced with a choice between plundering the suppressed countries and using their economies to produce what it needed. The decision made not only differed from country to country but also changed over the course of the war. Individual leaders; the economic needs of the Reich; the military situation; struggles between governors of occupied countries and Berlin officials, and finally racism all had an impact on the outcome.
Behind the Deadlock: The U.S., the PRC, the U.K. and the Issue of the POWs during the Korean War
February 29, 2012 // 12:30pm — 1:30pm
Youzhen Xu, Wilson Center ECNU Scholar will give a presentation entitled "Behind the Deadlock: The U. S., the PRC, the UK and the Issue of the POWs during the Korean War."
Stalin and Togliatti: Italy and the Origins of the Cold War
March 28, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Elena Agarossi, professor of contemporary history at the Scuola Superiore di Pubblica Amministrazione in Rome and member of the Wilson Center European Alumni Association will lead a panel discussion on her latest book entitled Stalin and Togliatti: Italy and the Origins of the Cold War.
Whither Pax Atomica? - The Euromissiles Crisis and the Peace Movement of the early 1980s
As the failure of Pax Atomica seemed more and more imminent, the soaring anxiety, alarm, apprehension and mistrust of the national governments across Europe contributed to the success of the 1980s peace movement.
e-Dossier No. 30 - Treatment of American POWs in North Vietnam
CWIHP is pleased to announce the addition of a new document to its online Digital Archive. The document released today is a 1969 North Vietnam Communist Party resolution containing detailed instructions for improving the treatment and living conditions of American prisoners of war.
e-Dossier No. 29 - The Soviet-Romanian Clash over History, Identity and Dominion
CWIHP is pleased to announce the addition of seven new documents to its online Digital Archive. The documents released today shed new light on Soviet-Romanian relations and conflict during the late 1970s.
A. Ross Johnson
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; Adviser to the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Project, Hoover Archives; Board of Directors of the Freedom Broadcasting Foundation (Washington) and the Institute of Transnational Studies (Munich); Senior Advisor, RFE/RL
A. Ross Johnson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, adviser to the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Archive Project at Hoover, senior adviser to the president of RFE/RL, and senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.Johnson was a senior executiv...
