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The Cold War ended twenty years ago, but it remains the preeminent focus of historians of U.S. foreign relations. The disappearance of the Soviet Union also prompted few changes in U.S. national security policy. One could chalk up both phenomena to inertia. Once a field begins to focus heavily on a period or question, subsequent [...]
The Civil War had long and short-term implications and legacies for American foreign relations. It brought cooperative British-American relations despite wartime tensions. Britain and the United States settled differences soon after the war ended. During the 1871-1914 period, Americans led the world with the British in using international arbitrations to settle disputes. The Union had [...]
The New START treaty, which Russia ratified in late January, has stirred debate over the role of nuclear weapons in international politics. As Washington pressures both Iran and North Korea to abandon their nuclear ambitions, many U.S. commentators cling to the U.S. nuclear arsenal as a pillar of its international hegemony. They latch onto nuclear [...]