āChallenging but Fulfillingā: Past, Present, and Future of Peacekeeping Missions – Interview with Dr. Antonio Garcia
We talked with Dr. Garcia about his book āSouth Africa and United Nations Offensive Peacekeeping Operationsā, history of peacekeeping missions during the Cold War, actual and future challengesā¦
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Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Night When the Autumn of Nations Got Heated – Editorās Comment
Encouraged by the words of GĆ¼nther Schabowski – āimmediately and without delayā, the thousands of people took the opportunity, went out with hammers and chisels, and opened new crossing points on the Berlin Wall by force.
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King Harald Fairhair Unifies and Scatters Norway at the Battle of Hafrsfjord, 872
Harald I Fairhair (Harald HĆ„rfagre, c. 850-c.932) the legendary and handsome heir to the Vestfold (Oslo) branch of the long-lasting Yngling dynasty, was ten years old when he became king following his father Halfdan the Blackās accidental death.
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President Jackson Confronts France: The Spoliations Showdown, 1834-1836
For years the issue of unpaid indemnity ā otherwise known as spoliations ā caused consternation among successive U.S. diplomats in Paris as the French government refused to address it.
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The Year America Praised Russia: The Great Game and Sale of Alaska, 1867
The Crimean War (1853-1856) pitting Imperial Russia against the combined forces of the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, and France, had devastating consequences. Emerging military technology combined with disease led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
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