Category Archives: Political Culture

French Military Intervention in Mali

Posted on January 12, 2013 by briansandberg

French President François Hollande has launched a military intervention into war-torn Mali, where a civil war has been raging for months. The French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault explained the rationale for the French intervention, claiming that military action is justified … Continue reading →

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Piazza Fontana and Romanzo di una Strage

Posted on December 2, 2012 by briansandberg

Major historical events often have to wait for years to receive serious treatment in historical film, especially in the case of controversial episodes that produce sharply opposing narratives of those events. For the first time, the bombing in Piazza Fontana … Continue reading →

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Get Out the Vote!

Posted on November 5, 2012 by briansandberg

Election day in the United States is TODAY, 6 November 2012. University students are often very busy during the middle of the semester, but it is important to exercise your citizenship and vote. Many people think that their votes don’t … Continue reading →

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Tom Ricks on Firing Generals

Posted on November 4, 2012 by briansandberg

Tom Ricks has a new book out on American military leadership, entitled, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today. NPR has done an interview with Ricks on his book, and particularly on the issue of when … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney and the Neocons

Posted on November 4, 2012 by briansandberg

Mitt Romney, despite his sometimes “soft” rhetoric on foreign policy issues, has embraced Neoconservative (Neocon) policymakers and advisers, including many of the same advisers who were responsible for the planning and implementation of the invasion and occupation of Iraq in … Continue reading →

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Get Out the Vote!

Posted on November 2, 2012 by briansandberg

Election day in the United States is 6 November 2012. University students are often very busy during the middle of the semester, but it is important to exercise your citizenship and vote. Many people think that their votes don’t count. … Continue reading →

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US Elections Viewed from France

Posted on October 27, 2012 by briansandberg

The 2012 United States Presidential Election is being closely followed in France, where I am currently doing archival research. Daily radio and television news broadcasts are filled with the latest U.S. political news, tracking opinion polls and each major twist … Continue reading →

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World Poll on US Presidential Election

Posted on October 24, 2012 by briansandberg

If the United States Presidential Election were a worldwide election, it wouldn’t even be close: Obama would win in a massive landslide. The BBC recently conducted a worldwide poll, asking which candidate non-U.S. citizens around the world would vote for … Continue reading →

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Joan Miró Exhibit at the National Gallery

Posted on August 3, 2012 by briansandberg

A new exhibition on Joan Miró, entitled “Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape,” has opened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. I have not yet been able to see this exhibit, but having just visited the Fundació … Continue reading →

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Basque Nationalism

Posted on May 11, 2012 by briansandberg

Basque nationalists have been seeking political recognition and cultural autonomy within France and Spain for decades.  Basque nationalist organizations, such as the ETA, have long sought outright independence through separatist violence, which has often been condemned as “terrorism” by the … Continue reading →

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