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June 23, 2010

Political History and Theory
2010 Arthur Ross Book Award Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

Honoring: Gold Medalist: Liaquat Ahamed for Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World Silver Medalist: Seth G. Jones for In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan Hon…

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November 16, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Chinua Achebe Refuses National Honor

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe gestures during a news conference held during Frankfurt bookfair October 12, 2002. (Ralph Orlowski/Courtesy Reuters) Today, November 16, is acclaimed Nigerian author Ch…

Chinua Achebe Refuses National Honor

March 5, 2012

Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Speech

Politicians give speeches all the time. Most of what they say is quickly forgotten, or perhaps better never said in the first place. But occasionally a politician gives a speech that defines an age. …

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July 3, 2013

Honoring Terrorism While Talking Peace

How does one prepare for peace? With Secretary of State Kerry shuttling between Ramallah and Jerusalem seeking to launch peace negotiations, it’s a fair question. In the media, attention has been fix…

September 16, 2011

Europe
A Conversation with the Right Honorable Theresa May

Following the ten-year anniversary of 9/11 and the six-year anniversary of the London subway bombings, please join Theresa May for a discussion on counterterrorism strategy in the United Kingdom. The…

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