📢 Join us on 1 July, 4 pm (CEST) for the online lecture "The Yugoslav Crisis and the Russian Place in the New European Architecture" by Sophie Momzikoff @sorbonne-universite.fr Participation is free – no registration required. 🔗 www.ifz-muenchen.de/veranstaltun...

UN-Blauhelme und NATO-Luftschläge waren Kernelemente der internationalen Interventionen in die Zerfallskriege des ehemaligen Jugoslawien 1991-95. Hannes Grandits @humboldtuni.bsky.social spricht darüber auf unserer Berliner Ringvorlesung am 16. Juni um 18 h: www.berlinerkolleg.com/detail/un-bl...

📄 Out now! Our Forum "Contested transitions and perspectives on peace – #Deutungskämpfe im Übergang" in Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (ZeFKo Studies in #Peace and #Conflict) ▶️ link.springer.com/collections/...

A new piece in @uk.theconversation.com by H&P’s director, Philip Murphy, on King Charles’s address to Congress. theconversation.com/how-king-cha...

How King Charles charmed the US while taking digs at Trump

The king’s speech pushed in interesting ways at the boundaries of what a British monarch might be expected to have said in Trump’s America.

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To be frank, History & Policy is struggling to find a precedent for this. But we’re waiting to hear back from Suetonius who’s promised us a policy paper.

Before people forget, please share: www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

The families torn apart by the Minab school bombing – podcast

Tess McClure reports on the US bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Iran, and the families who lost loved ones in the attack

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‪ Kann Wissenschaft nicht nur - wie in unserem gemeinsamen Projekt PATTERN @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de - die Gegenwart aus der Geschichte heraus verstehen, sondern sogar die Zukunft vorhersagen? Innovativer & diskussionswürdiger Vorschlag aus unserem Partner-Institut @prif.org:

PRIF@prif.org · 4mo ago

Wie kann Wissenschaft dazu beitragen, die Zukunft vorherzusagen und damit bessere politische Entscheidungen zu treffen? Am Beispiel von Trumps Einfluss auf den Russland-Ukraine-Krieg zeigt Jonas J. Driedger Möglichkeiten und Grenzen auf. Jetzt im neuen PRIF Spotlight ⤵

In our latest book spotlight, Tim Roberts presents his compelling work After Barbary, which reveals how the American Empire drew on French Algeria as a model for its own colonial policy, adopting its razzia warfare, replicating the legal frameworks www.transimperialhistory.com/book-spotlig...

Timely historical insights by @chrismeth.bsky.social from our research network

History & Policy@historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Is it possible for European leaders to learn lessons from the Cold War given their growing estrangement from the US? A new policy paper by Christian Methfessel suggests focusing on how post-colonial states negotiated a path between the Cold War superpowers. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

'In order to draw useful #ColdWar lessons for Europe, [...] a look at the Cold War history of the regions then referred to as the ‘Third World’ is required.' Historian @chrismeth.bsky.social @prif.org publishes a policy paper @historyandpolicy.bsky.social: historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Wenn man Merz diese Tage reden hört, hat man fast den Eindruck, dass der Iran sich 2018 aus der Wiener Nuklearvereinbarung zurückgezogen hat

I wrote a policy paper during my fellowship @prif.org #PATTERN

History & Policy@historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Is it possible for European leaders to learn lessons from the Cold War given their growing estrangement from the US? A new policy paper by Christian Methfessel suggests focusing on how post-colonial states negotiated a path between the Cold War superpowers. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Is it possible for European leaders to learn lessons from the Cold War given their growing estrangement from the US? A new policy paper by Christian Methfessel suggests focusing on how post-colonial states negotiated a path between the Cold War superpowers. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Cfp: The #REYUG project is organizing an international conference on the history of the Yugoslav Wars @leibniz-ios.de in Dec. 2026. Scholars are being asked to examine the impact of those wars on Europe and the new world order after the Cold War. Application is open: leibniz-ios.de/wissen-vermi...

Carney gave a great speech. I wish the German chancellor would speak out like that. However, there was one thing I didn’t like: he only addressed "middle powers". Shouldn't all small and medium-sized states work together to stand up to the great powers?

After the Cold War, the Bosnian War served as 'a normative, legal, and political catalyst in the history of European and international humanitarianism.' OA article by Bennet Groen @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social on his REYUG project about refugee politics in the #YugoslavWars: sirice.eu/sites/defaul...

Great news ahead of Christmas🎄 Our #Conflicts.Meanings.Transitions research network has been extended for two more years (until 2028). We are very excited to continue our research, networking activities, and outreach events – thanks to the funding from the #BMFTR!

Verlängerung des Regionalverbunds „Bayerisches Zentrum für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung“ - Deutungskämpfe im Übergang

Das Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) hat den interdisziplinären Regionalverbund „Bayerisches Zentrum für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung“ bis 2028 verlängert. Im Verb...

conflicts-meanings-transitions.de

Auf die USA ist kein Verlass mehr. Russland ist weiterhin auf Kriegskurs. Das Völkerrecht und die Foren multilateraler Zusammenarbeit sind bedroht. Für Europa ist es entscheidend, global Verbündete zu finden, um die Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu bewältigen. Der Kanzler handelt.

Äußerung zu Belém: Wie Merz die Brasilianer brüskiert

Alle seien "froh" über die Abreise aus Belém, sagte der Kanzler nach seinem kurzen Aufenthalt am Austragungsort der Klimakonferenz in Brasilien. Präsident Lula nahm die Äußerung mit Humor, dennoch sin...

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New on transimperialhistory.com: How do racialized visual stereotypes that circulated transimperially relate to contemporary identity debates in Southern Africa? @drnatermann.bsky.social on (re)appropriations of colonial photographs, monuments, and memory www.transimperialhistory.com/colonial-vis...

Colonial Visualities and Their Influences Across Empires from the Late 19th to the 21st Century - Transimperial History Blog

Intricately linked to postcolonial realities, this essay delves into the visual-cultural connections between the establishment and challenging of white-centric perspectives, with a special focus on re...

transimperialhistory.com

That’s terrible! How can Europe oppose Russia’s war of conquest when we endorse the annexation of Western Sahara? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

UN approves resolution supporting Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara

Move is strongest endorsement yet for retained rule over disputed territory, despite fierce opposition from Algeria

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Neue Ausgabe der @sehepunkte.bsky.social ist da! 🎉 Mit 13 spannenden Rezensionen aus dem Netzwerk der #VfZ – u.a. bespricht Christian Methfessel Martin Groschs "Sezessionen" & Dierk Hoffmann die Edition "Die DDR im Blick der Stasi 1972". 👉 www.ifz-muenchen.de/vierteljahrs...

sehepunkte @sehepunkte.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Unsere Oktober-Ausgabe 2025 ist online: www.sehepunkte.de/2025/10/

Ich habe lange darüber nachgedacht, ob ich diese Rezension schreiben oder das Buch einfach ignorieren soll. www.sehepunkte.de/2025/10/3941...

From the outset, the recognition of Slovenia and Croatia has been a controversial subject. In his latest article, @chrismeth.bsky.social analyses British foreign policy in response to the Yugoslav crisis, examining recently declassified documents.

Rooting for a Serbian-Dominated Yugoslavia? The United Kingdom and the Recognition of Slovenia and Croatia

The recognition of Slovenia and Croatia was a defining moment in the history of the post-Cold War order in Europe. From the outset, this step was a controversial one, and scholars focussing on the rol...

degruyterbrill.com

“The recognition of Slovenia and Croatia was a defining moment in the history of the post-Cold War order in Europe.” In an article, our colleague @chrismeth.bsky.social @berlincoldwar.bsky.social discusses British motives and actions at the onset of the Yugoslav Wars: doi.org/10.1515/soeu... #REYUG

Rooting for a Serbian-Dominated Yugoslavia? The United Kingdom and the Recognition of Slovenia and Croatia

The recognition of Slovenia and Croatia was a defining moment in the history of the post-Cold War order in Europe. From the outset, this step was a controversial one, and scholars focussing on the rol...

doi.org

Submitted on 15 January 2025, reviewers’ comments on 19 March, revised manuscript submitted on 15 May, accepted on 28 May, out now. Many thanks to the editor of the journal and the reviewers! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Rooting for a Serbian-Dominated Yugoslavia? The United Kingdom and the Recognition of Slovenia and Croatia

The recognition of Slovenia and Croatia was a defining moment in the history of the post-Cold War order in Europe. From the outset, this step was a controversial one, and scholars focussing on the rol...

degruyterbrill.com

'Aktive Maßnahmen': Die Stasi verschleppte vor 1960 rund 400 Menschen aus dem Westen. Susanne Muhle beschließt am 15. Juli unsere Berliner RV @humboldtuni.bsky.social mit einem Vortrag über Entführungen und Anschläge als 'hybride' Mittel im Kalten Krieg: www.berlinerkolleg.com/detail/aktiv...

Bomben, Brandsätze, durchtrennte Leitungen: Schon im Kalten Krieg war Sabotage ein Mittel der Wahl. @eheitzer.bsky.social spricht am 1. Juli auf der Berliner RV @humboldtuni.bsky.social über geheime Operationen gegen die DDR zwischen Widerstand & Geheimdienst. www.berlinerkolleg.com/detail/sabot...

An important article. I don’t 100% agree with the historical analysis, but I fully support the idea that “midsize and small countries need to form broad coalitions to defend the prohibition on the use of force.”

Foreign Affairs@foreignaffairs.com · last yr.

Read @oonahathaway.bsky.social‬ and Scott Shapiro on the dangers posed by the erosion of norms against war and territorial conquest:

Here, @scottjshapiro.bsky.social and I consider the collapse of the prohibition on the use of force and the likely consequences: a global arms race, wars of conquest, shrinking trade, and the end of global cooperation. We chart another potential path, but it would require courage and quick action.

Tagber: Ideas, Concepts and Policies of Sovereignty in the Age of the Cold War, 1945–1990 https://www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/fdkn-155843 Marburg, 27.03.2025-28.03.2025, Collaborative Research Center 138 “Dynamics of Security”, Subproject C01 “Extended Security”; Department of Modern …