[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 5/1/19: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"A World Safe for Capital: How Neoliberalism Shaped the International
System"
<https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/review-essay/2019-04-16/world-safe-capital>*
By *Stephen Wertheim, **Foreign Affairs, *May-June issue
*The author is a visiting assistant professor of history at Columbia
University.*

*"Beware Anew the Military-Industrial Complex: Remembering Eisenhower's
Warning" <https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/171840>*
By *Gregory D. Foster, *History News Network, posted April 28
*The author is a Vietnam War veteran who teaches at the National Defense
University's Eisenhower School. This is a trenchant critique of US policies
from a surprising source.*

*"Breaking the Grip of U.S. Militarism: The Story of Vieques"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/171839>*
By *Lawrence S. Wittner, *History News Network, posted April 28
*On Puerto Ricans' long but ultimately successful struggle to stop the
Navy's use of the island of Vieques for bombing practice. The author is a
professor emeritus of history at SUNY Albany.*

*"America Isn't as Powerful as It Thinks It Is"
<https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/26/america-isnt-as-powerful-as-it-thinks-it-is/>*
By *Stephen M. Walt, **Foreign Policy, *posted April 26
*The author teaches international relations at Harvard University.*

*"Preventing 'Another Rwanda' Is No Reason to Deploy US Forces All Over the
World"
<https://www2.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2019/04/26/preventing-another-rwanda-reason-deploy-forces-all-over-world/zScy0G4AqK7jvFeJHwWsDJ/story.html>*
By *Stephen Kinzer, **Boston Globe, *posted April 26
*The author is a longtime reporter and analyst of U.S. foreign policy. *

*"The Path to War with Iran Is Paved with Sanctions"
<https://lobelog.com/the-path-to-war-with-iran-is-paved-with-sanctions/>*
By *Joseph Cirincione and Mary Kaszynski, *LobeLog, posted April 23
*This article traces moves by the Trump administration against Iran and
draws parallels with the preparations for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.*

*"Why Did We Fight the Iraq War?"
<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/books/review/michael-j-mazarr-leap-of-faith.html>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **New York Times, *posted April 19
*The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations
at Boston University. This is a review essay on *Leap of Faith *by Michael
J. Mazarr.*

*"Decriminalizing the Drug War? Calculating the Damage from a Century of
Prohibition" <http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176549>*
By *Alfred W. McCoy, *TomDispatch.com, posted April 9
*The author teaches history at the University of Wisconsin. His most recent
book is *In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of
U.S. Global Power.

*"The Death of an Adjunct"
<https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/04/adjunct-professors-higher-education-thea-hunter/586168/>*
By *Adam Harris, **The Atlantic, *posted April 8
*And eloquent and heartbreaking account of the life and death of historian
Thea Hunter, who died in December 2018 at age 62.*

*"Is This the End of the American Century?"
<https://www.lrb.co.uk/v41/n07/adam-tooze/is-this-the-end-of-the-american-century>*
By *Adam Tooze, **London Review of Books, *posted April 4
*The author teaches history at Columbia University.*

*Thanks for Rusti Eisenberg, Van Gosse, and an anonymous reader for
suggesting articles that are included in the above list. Suggestions can be
sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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