The First 100 Days of Trump 2.0: A Foreign Policy Assessment

The first 100 days of President Trump's second term marks a departure from established US foreign policy, focusing on dismantling international aid and agreements. His administration’s actions, including cuts to USAID and skepticism toward NATO, jeopardize global partnerships. Trump's approach favors unilateralism and transactional relations over multilateral cooperation, risking America's leadership and security in an increasingly authoritarian world.

April 30, 2025 1

What Does Decolonizing Russian History Mean?: Moving from “Colonization but” to “Colonization and” Frameworks

Many Russian historians have advanced a “colonization but” argument—Russia history is a history of colonization but not the same kind of colonization that the UK, France, and others undertook. The task is to move to a “colonization and” stance. Yes, it was colonization, and we must write histories that confront power with truth.

June 14, 2023 0

“Our war of independence”: President Zelensky’s Speech to Congress and the Memory of the American Revolutionary War

With well-chosen references to and evocations of the memory of the American Revolutionary War, President Zelensky connected the American and Ukrainian struggles for independence.

December 26, 2022 0

Let Ukraine Speak: Integrating Scholarship on Ukraine into Classroom Syllabi

This article offers suggestions for integrating scholarship about Ukraine into your syllabi for the coming year. By including works on Ukraine, you will amplify Ukrainian history, culture, and language. In other words, you will let Ukraine speak.

July 3, 2022 2

The New International Brigades? Ukraine’s Call for Foreign Volunteers Echoes Spanish Civil War

Numerous commentators have drawn a connection between the present wave of volunteers headed to Ukraine and the International Brigades, foreign fighters who went to depend Spain's Republican government in the Spanish Civil War. A look at the experience of those who went to fight in Spain may be instructive to understanding the role of foreign military volunteers today.

April 27, 2022 0

Resource Guide: How to Help and Stay Informed on the War in Ukraine

This resource guide can be shared at teach-ins on the War in Ukraine. It includes a list of humanitarian organizations helping Ukraine, a list of independent and academic sources, and suggested accounts to follow on Twitter.

March 3, 2022 0

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