Cold War Events
LIVE WEBCAST/Book Launch--Treasonable Doubt: The Harry Dexter White Spy Case
June 08, 2004 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Author Bruce Craig examines the controversial case of Harry Dexter White and explores the "ambiguities" that have haunted it for more than half a century. Historians Kai Bird and James Boughton will provide comments. This event was webcast. The video is available here.
Book Launch - Confronting Vietnam. Soviet Policy toward the Indochina Conflict, 1954-1963
April 28, 2004 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Author Ilya Gaiduk, former WWICS Fellow, will present his findings from the Russian Archives during a seminar launching his recently published book Confronting Vietnam. Soviet Policy towards the Indochina Conflict, 1954-1963. A reception will follow.
Romania and the Warsaw Pact, 1955-1989
April 19, 2004 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Dennis Deletant, Professor of Romanian Studies at London University College will discuss the conclusions of CWIHP Working Paper #43, "Romania and the Warsaw Pact," which he authored with Mihail Ionescu. Comments will be provided by Ernest Latham, Department of State
Albania in the Warsaw Pact
March 18, 2004 // 1:30pm — March 17, 2004 // 11:00pm
Cold War International History Project
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presents ResidentFulbright Scholar Dr. Ana Lalaj in a talk titled, "ALBANIA IN THE WARSAWPACT." This event is cosponsored by the Cold War International History Project.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
February 24, 2004 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Author Steve Coll, managing editor of The Washington Post, discusses the findings of his latest book on the CIA's involvement in the covert wars in Afghanistan that fueled Islamic militancy and gave rise to bin Laden's al Qaeda. To view the video feed of the discussion, please click on the "Event Summary" link below.
Computers and the Cold War
February 05, 2004 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Book Launch--Toward Nuclear Abolition. A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, 1971 to Present
January 09, 2004 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Author Lawrence S. Wittner, Professor of History at the State University of New York, Albany, will present his new book, Toward Nuclear Abolition. A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, 1971 to the Present. This is the final volume in the Struggle for the Bomb Trilogy
Book Launch--The Vietnam War Files: Uncovering the Secret History of Nixon-Era Strategy
January 08, 2004 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Jeffrey Kimball, professor of history at Miami University, will present his new book The Vietnam War Files: Uncovering the Secret History of Nixon-Era Strategy
The European Security Issue and the Turning Points in Trans-Atlantic Relations from Eisenhower to Reagan
December 15, 2003 // 4:00pm — 5:00pm
Cold War International History Project
NATO effectiveness depends on greatly on US military power. The choice to become dependent on the US's ability to deter Soviet aggression implied the acceptance of a political subordination. When European and US interest no longer coincided, tensions erupted between the allies. The European security issue offers a privileged standpoint to analyze the development of trans-Atlantic relations.
Watergate: The Presidential Scandal that Shook America
December 08, 2003 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Keith W. Olson, Professor of History at the University of Maryland, presents his new book, Watergate: The Presidential Scandal that Shook AmericaThis event is organized by the Cold War International History Project and is co-sponsored by the Division of US Studies at the Woodrow Wilson Center.This event has been rescheduled for a different time. The correct time is 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., Dec. 8.