Events
Elections and Political Unrest in Russia: Causes and Prospects
March 07, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The biggest protest wave since collapse of the Soviet Union will be discussed with Oleg Kozlovsky, a Russian democratic activist and Director of Vision of Tomorrow Foundation.
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 on the U.S., the PRC, the UK and the issue of Korean War POWs.
Stalin and the Turkish Crisis of the Cold War, 1945-1953
February 28, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Jamil Hasanli, former Wilson Center scholar and professor of history at Baku State University will discuss his latest book, "Stalin and the Turkish Crisis of the Cold War, 1945-1953." Hasanli will explore the ups and downs of Soviet-Turkish relations during and immediately after World War II.
Offsite Conference: “North Korea’s Cold War”
February 27, 2012 // 8:45am — 6:00pm
The North Korea International Documentation Project and The Ohio State University recently hosted an academic conference entitled "North Korea’s Cold War."
Archives in Wartime: From WWII to the Invasion of Iraq
February 24, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Roundtable discussion of the controversy surrounding the Iraqi state records seized during the United States invasion of Iraq. A panel of archivists and historians will examine the tangled issues which arise when government records are captured by invading forces.
Landmark Kennan Biography Chronicles Complex Life of Early Cold Warrior
February 15, 2012 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Official biographer John Lewis Gaddis paints a fascinating and multidimensional portrait of George Kennan, the post-war diplomat who set forth containment doctrine, presaged the collapse of the Soviet Union, and, in later years, became an outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy, including of the war in Vietnam. At the launch Wednesday of George F. Kennan: An American Life, Gaddis revealed the personality behind one of the 20th century’s great policy minds.
Foreign Relations of the United States Series: SALT I, 1969–1972
February 02, 2012 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
The Nuclear Proliferation International History Project in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Historian presents a panel discussion on the latest volume in the FRUS Series.
The Role of the USIA in Implementing America’s Policy towards the Soviet Union: A Case Study of the Cuban Missile Crisis
January 31, 2012 // 3:00pm — 4:00pm
Wilson Center ECNU Scholar Zhao Jike will present a work-in-progress presentation entitled The Role of the USIA in Implementing America’s Policy towards the Soviet Union: A Case Study of the Cuban Missile Crisis which examines the role of the USIA in implementing U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Jean Monnet: Unconventional Statesman
January 26, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
How did Jean Monnet, an entrepreneurial internationalist who never held an elective office, never joined a political party, and never developed any significant popular following in his native France, become one of the most influential European statesmen of the twentieth century?
Marigold: The Lost Chance for Peace in Vietnam
January 24, 2012 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Marigold presents the in-depth story of one of the Vietnam War's last great mysteries: the secret Polish-Italian peace initiative, codenamed "Marigold," that sought to end the war, or at least to open direct talks between Washington and Hanoi, in 1966.