[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 1/26/22: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"Common Security Approaches to Resolving the Ukraine and European Crises"*
<https://www.pressenza.com/2022/01/common-security-approaches-to-resolve-the-ukraine-and-european-crises>
By *Joseph Gerson, *Pressenza, posted January 23
*A long, historically rich discussion of "three interrelated crises"
involved in the current Ukraine standoff, with suggested steps for
negotiated resolution. It includes a helpful ethno-linguistic map of
Ukraine. The author is a longtime peace activist who is president of the
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security.*

*"A Very Long War: From Vietnam to Afghanistan with Detours Along the Way"*
<https://tomdispatch.com/a-very-long-war>
By *Andrew Bacevich, *TomDispatch.com, posted January 23
*On Washington's failure to learn from the disastrous experiences of the
"Very Long War" tha began with the sending of US troops to Vietnam and
ended with the acknowledgment of defeat in Afghanistan last year. The
author is a retired US Army colonel and an emeritus professor of history
and international relations at Boston University.*

*"Liberal Illusions Caused the Ukraine Crisis"*
<https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/19/ukraine-russia-nato-crisis-liberal-illusions>
By *Stephen M. Walt, *Foreign Policy, posted January 19
*Details steps taken since the early 1990s that led to the present state of
affairs. "Had the United States and its European allies not succumbed to
hubris, wishful thinking, and liberal idealism and relied instead on
realism's core insights, the present crisis would not have occurred." The
author teaches international relations at Harvard University.*

*"Only Fools Replay Doomsday: The Cold War, Reborn and Resurgent"*
<https://tomdispatch.com/only-fools-replay-doomsday>
By *William Astore, *TomDispatch.com, posted January 18
*Thoughts on the dangers of a new cold war by** a retired Air Force
lieutenant colonel who has taught at the Naval Academy and now teaches
history at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.*

*"King Was a Critical Race Theorist Before There Was a Name for It"*
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-01-17/critical-race-theory-martin-luther-king
By *Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, **Los Angeles Times, *posted January 17
*"Contrary to countless assertions from the right, King did not endorse
colorblindness. It wasn't the remedy for dismantling the ugly realities
that white supremacy had produced. Like today's critical race theorists,
King understood that American racism was systemic and demanded systemic
remedies." The author teaches at the UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law
School and is the director of the African American Policy Forum.  *

*"Eurasia's Ring of Fire: The Epic Struggle over the Epicenter of U.S.
Global Power"* <https://tomdispatch.com/eurasias-ring-of-fire>
By *Alfred McCoy, *TomDispatch.com, posted January 16
*On the erosion of US hegemony. "Drunk on the heady elixir of limitless
global power following the implosion of the Soviet Union in 1991,
Washington’s foreign-policy elites made increasingly dubious decisions that
led to a rapid decline in their country’s dominance." The author teaches
history at the University of Wisconsin and his most recent book is *To
Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change
*(Haymarket Books, 2021).   *

*"Behind the Critical Race Theory Crackdown"*
<https://www.aapf.org/theforum-critical-race-theory-crackdown>
By *Sam Adler-Bell, *African American Policy Forum, posted January 13
*A lengthy, detailed account of the right-wing campaign, in the interest of
historical amnesia, to discredit and censor anti-racist education. The
author is a freelance writer and cohost of *Dissent *magazine's "Know Your
Enemy" podcast. *

*"Bin Laden and Trump: Two Bookends to America's Imperial Decline"*
<https://fpif.org/bin-laden-and-trump-two-bookends-to-americas-imperial-decline>
By *Walden Bello, **Foreign Policy in Focus, *posted January 12
*"Tolstoy said that all families are unhappy but each of them is unhappy in
its own way. The same thing might be said of the end of empires. All
empires end, but each exits in its own distinct unhappy fashion."* *The
author is a professor at the University of the Philippines and a former
member of the Philippine House of Representatives.*

*"The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the World's Future"*
<https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2022/01/09/the-treaty-on-the-prohibition-of-nuclear-weapons-and-the-worlds-future>
By *Lawrence S. Wittner, *antiwar.com, posted January 9
*An account of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted at
a UN conference in 2017 and now having the formal status of international
law after ratification by 86 nations, though opposed by all nine of the
current nuclear powers. The author is a professor emeritus of history at
SUNY Albany.*


*"Teaching about the January 6 Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol *
<https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/5/2072765/-Teaching-about-the-January-6-Insurrection-at-the-U-S-Capitol-Building>
*Building"*
<https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/5/2072765/-Teaching-about-the-January-6-Insurrection-at-the-U-S-Capitol-Building>
By *Alan J. Singer, **The Daily Kos, *posted January 5
*Brings together extensive suggestions and resources for all age groups in
K-12 education. The author is a historian and director of social studies
education at Hofstra University. *

*Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg, Teresa Meade, and an anonymous reader for
flagging articles included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>. Special thanks to Steve
Gosch for valuable consulting.*
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