Category Archives: Strategy and International Politics

Historical Memory of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 7, 2021 by briansandberg

Today, the United States is remembering the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Concerns with historical memory and the disappearance of the World War II generation are apparent with this year’s commemoration of the 80th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Lael Weinberger review of Samuel Moyn’s Humane

Posted on November 13, 2021 by briansandberg

I am pleased to see that Lael Weinberger has published a review of Samuel Moyn’s Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War (2021)! Lael earned a MA in History at Northern Illinois University and then went on … Continue reading →

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Europe Day 2021

Posted on May 9, 2021 by briansandberg

Europeans are celebrating Europe Day today, 9 May 2021. Europe Day is an annual holiday in the European Union. A Conference on the Future of Europe is coordinated to coincide with Europe Day this year. The conference organizers explain that … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, European History, European Union, French History, Human Rights, Idea of Europe, Museums and Historical Memory, Strategy and International Politics | Leave a comment

Research Position in War Studies

Posted on May 5, 2021 by briansandberg

King’s College London is offering a position as Research Associate in the Department of War Studies. The short description of the position reads: “The post holder will work alongside the Research and Knowledge Transfer Manager of the Centre for Science … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Commemorating Napoleon

Posted on May 5, 2021 by briansandberg

Commemorations of the Bicentennial of the death of Napoléon Bonaparte this year have become the latest battleground in France’s ongoing “culture wars.” The figure of Napoléon remains powerful in French popular culture through television series, documentaries, films, and video games. … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, History of Violence, Museums and Historical Memory, Strategy and International Politics, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

People in Motion Podcasts on the History of Pandemics

Posted on August 28, 2020 by briansandberg

The People in Motion: Entangled Histories of Displacement across the Mediterranean (PIMo) network of historians is providing a series of podcasts on the history of pandemics to provide a deeper context for understanding on the current Covid-19 pandemic. In one … Continue reading →

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Considering Civil Wars

Posted on August 5, 2020 by briansandberg

Civil wars fracture political systems and rend societies, often leaving deep scars and traumatic memories that haunt generations. Yet civil wars often continue to be understood primarily through the lens of national historiographies that focus on nation-states and the history … Continue reading →

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On the Business of War

Posted on August 5, 2020 by briansandberg

The business of war is unfortunately all too present in today’s world, yet the activities of weapons researchers and developers, arms manufacturers, military contractors, military gear designers, military trade shows, gun dealers, military suppliers, and private military companies are not … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on the European Wars of Religion in an Age of Religious Violence

Posted on May 11, 2020 by briansandberg

I am happy to report that my latest article has been published in the 50th anniversary issue of Sixteenth Century Journal. “We allegedly live in an age of religious warfare. Ever since the September 11 Attacks in 2001, journalists, analysts, … Continue reading →

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Political Realism in Apocalyptic Times

Posted on April 25, 2019 by briansandberg

This week’s horrific Easter bombings in Sri Lanka remind us once again of the troubling presence of religious violence in today’s world. Alison McQueen recent book, Political Realism in Apocalyptic Times (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018), grapples with the politics … Continue reading →

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