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The easiest way to keep up with the Cold War Project is to sign up for our email list: https://t.co/ael2EMi5uO. Scroll down to the middle of the page to subscribe for updates about the History Program's Digital Archive, events, articles, videos, and more.

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Drawing on long-time Soviet Ambassador to the US Anatoly Dobrynin's papers, @guy_laron explores how escalating energy crises in the 1970s transformed US-Soviet energy cooperation into strategic competition https://t.co/bTWHQ1bO0j

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Did you watch the #US-#Canada 4 Nations Face-Off Championship game last night? Check out our Sport in the #ColdWar page which showcases the link between #sport and the promotion of political, social, and economic agendas.
https://t.co/AuoBB6c6sM.

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Join us on February 10th at 4pm to hear author, Elyse Graham, discuss her book, "Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II" about a group of academics who helped beat the Nazis.
#history #booktalk #scholars
https://t.co/B9Fhs3lych

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Our latest blog post, "Kissinger, Dobrynin, and the End of the Vietnam War", by George J. Veith examines Kissinger’s diplomatic efforts in April 1975 amid North Vietnam’s final offensive against Saigon.
#diplomatichistory #vietnamwar #kissinger #dobrynin
https://t.co/rO8fa6zeDD

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Working on a historical project about Taiwan? Apply for research support from the History and Public Policy Program https://t.co/UnKuOdpR9w

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New documents show how Castro’s endorsement of the suppression of the Prague Spring in 1968 led to an incremental improvement in Cuba’s relations with the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc.
https://t.co/VwzOijUvAW

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Check out our recent blog "The Reopening of the Conflict Records Research Center Collections and a New Release in the Saddam Files" by Michael Brill! This latest release adds 20 new CRRC records to the Digital Archive.
https://t.co/DcBR8Ffcz1
#history #digitalarchive

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Don't miss out on our Washington History Seminar this Monday (January 13th) at 4pm EST on "Europe without Borders: A History" by investigative reporter for the Washington Post, Isaac Stanley-Becker.
#history #Europe #borders #research #WashingtonPost
https://t.co/YBQWZVmjS3

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You can now watch the recording from our recent event featuring Mary Bridges and her book, "Dollars and Dominion: U.S. Bankers and the Making of a Superpower" which explores US financial powers overseas/
#history #usbankers #business #finance #internationalrelations

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Watch the recording of our December 9th WHS event! The book talk featured "Vietnam's American War: A New History" by Pierre Asselin which dives into a story of how and why Hanoi won.
#history #vietnamwar #internationalhistory
https://t.co/JvimU9t1dL

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As our final WHS Seminars approach, please join Pierre Asselin on 12/9 for a discussion of the latest edition of his book "Vietnam's American War: A New History" to hear insights into Southern Vietnamese #history, #politics, and #society.
#vietnam #vietnamwar #booktalk

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We are still accepting applications for the Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship until November 30th, 2024. This fellowship fosters independent research for those interested in nuclear policy and history. Eligible scholars may come from all disciplines!
https://t.co/pwf2IVqxwm

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New on the Wilson Center Digital Archive: When Castro's revolutionary fervor met Eastern European skepticism. Learn how nationalism, guerrilla warfare, and ideological divides shaped Cuba’s relationship with the socialist bloc in the 1960s. https://t.co/6zBUCjcmHf

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"Triggering the Cold War: New Perspectives on Misperceptions and Misjudgments" is starting soon... don't miss this event featuring China's leading #historian of the #ColdWar, Shen Zhihua. Join in person or online at 10am.
#publicpolicy #history #china
https://t.co/RXJTWxnpC8

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Check out our latest blog post and the latest paper in the Cold War International History Project Working Paper series by Gusztáv D. Kecskés. It covers the role of the #internationalredcross in the 1956 #HungarianRevolution.
#history #coldwar #revolution
https://t.co/zRC7acyLaW

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Reminder to RSVP to our event hosted by the Kennan Institute from 1:00-2:30pm tomorrow! Use the link below and enjoy.
https://t.co/3fcBntQbs6

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Please join the History and Public Policy Program on Thursday, November 14th for an event that will focus on the Kennan Institute and reflect on its founding in 1974. Guests must register via zoom to attend -use the link below!
#history #Security #research
https://t.co/m3IRh0P7R8

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EVENT | Triggering the #ColdWar: New Perspectives on Misperceptions and Misjudgments with Shen Zhihua
🗓️Friday, Nov. 15
🕒10:00–11:30am ET
📍In-person & online
🎤@CWIHP, @KissingerInst, & @kennaninstitute
RSVP ⬇️
https://t.co/uUyqcucCJq

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Sheila Fitzpatrick will be hosting a discussion on her new book, "Lost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons and the Birth of the Cold War" this Thursday at 4pm! This is an online only event, so RSVP here!
#coldwar #booktalk #history #displacement
https://t.co/QKtajIybVG

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Are you a #hockey fan and looking forward to the #Capitals - #Penguins game tonight? If so, you should know that we just passed 50th anniversary of the 1974 #Canada - #USSR Hockey Series! We published a working paper on it back in 2010, take a look!

https://t.co/tGNgsAYnJ0