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Three historians presented talks about the concept of the “deep state” in American history and political debate. Topics ranged from recent books about an alleged “deep state,” to President E…

Five historians and the audience discussed the influence women have had on foreign relations since obtaining the vote in 1920 in a session titled “99 Years After the 19th Amendment.” This pr…

A panel of historians looked at current U.S. foreign relations and compared the polices of the Trump administration to those of other modern American presidents. This discussion was part of …

Five historians who have written about U.S. presidents and the presidency discussed the challenges and importance of writing presidential biographies. This Society for Historians of American…

A panel of historians discussed U.S. immigration policies and migration patterns to America dating back to the late 19th century. The topics covered in a session titled “The Geopolitics of M…

Professor Mary Dudziak delivered the keynote address at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations annual conference. In her talk, Professor Dudziak looked at how Americans hav…

Historians talked about Professor David Hollinger’s soon to be published book, Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America. In his book, Professor Holl…

Historians look at emotion in foreign policy and the role it played in the career of Cold War diplomat George F. Kennan, one of America’s strongest advocates for using a containment policy t…

Professors talked about how the law is used during conflict. They cited examples from the American Civil War, the world wars, and recent international conflicts as they questioned whether la…

Professor David Engerman talked about the development aid directed to India by both the U.S. and Soviet Union in a Cold War competition to better relations with that country. Professor Enger…

Historians talk about World War II as a turning point in American foreign affairs, including the war’s influence on America’s internationalist policies.

Professor Charlotte Brooks talked about why many Chinese Americans returned to China before and after World War II. She was interviewed at the Society for Historians of American Foreign R…

Dawn Berry talked about the importance of Greenland during World War II. She was interviewed at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations 2015 annual meeting in Arlington, …

Amanda Demmer talked about the process and timeline of the normalization of diplomatic relations with Vietnam after the war. She was interviewed at the Society for Historians of American …

Cassandra Good talked about James Monroe’s works as a diplomat in Europe and his international policies as president. She was interviewed at the Society for Historians of American Foreign…

Brian DeLay talked about the evolution of the American arms trade during the American Revolution and how it also aided the Haitian and Spanish Revolutions that followed. He spoke about the h…

James Graham Wilson talked about Reagan and Gorbachev during the Cold War. He was interviewed at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations 2015 annual meeting in Arlington,…

Maria Cristina Garcia talked about how the 1965 Hart-Celler Act changed American immigration policy. She was interviewed at the Society for Historian of American Foreign Relations 2015 an…

David Hadley talked about the creation of the CIA and the changing relationship between agents and reporters. He was interviewed at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relation…

Keisha Blain talked about African American efforts to create international organizations to work against racism. She was interviewed at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Rela…