[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 6/22/22: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"What Difference Does a War Make? The Geopolitics of the New Cold War"*
<https://tomdispatch.com/what-difference-does-a-war-make>
By *Alfred McCoy,* TomDispatch.com, posted June 21
*"In this century, as in the last one, the geopolitical struggle over
Eurasia has proven to be a relentless affair, one that, in the years to
come, will likely contribute both to Beijing's rise and to the ongoing
erosion of Washington's once formidable global hegemony." The author
teaches history at the University of Wisconsin and has written, among other
books, *To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change*
(Haymarket Books, 2021)*

*"What the Fall of Empires Tells Us about the Ukraine War"*
<https://archive.ph/M9c2C>
By *Anatol Lieven, **Foreign Policy, *posted June 20
*A wide-ranging historical discussion of the conflicts that have typically
accompanied the fall of empires. Rarely has absolute victory for one side
been possible, leaving "pragmatic compromise" as the best option. The
author is a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible
Statecraft and has written several books on Russia and its neighbors. *

*"What Prohibition History Tells Us about Returning Abortion to the States"*
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/183383>
By *Richard F. Hamm, *History News Network, posted June 19
*"Samuel Alito’s leaked majority draft opinion announcing the end of Roe v.
Wade will throw the policy of abortion to the states, but the history of
alcohol prohibition tells us that it is unlikely to stay there." The author
teaches history at SUNY Albany and is coeditor with Michael Lewis of the
book *Prohibition's Greatest Myths *(Louisiana State U. Press, 2020).*

*"John F. Kennedy's Speech at American University [June 10, 1962]"*
<https://simoneweilcenter.org/publications/2022/6/9/jrivlo7nbn9hvjemaxnmr4kjjpy2w5>
Symposium sponsored by the *Simone Weil Center* at American University
*Four scholars including historian Peter Kuznick discuss the significance
of President Kennedy's speech on the Cold War, delivered to graduates of
American University fifty years ago.*

*"I Teach My Students to See the Complexity of History"*
<https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-060622-20220606-x6oobcdr2bhfxi4r5uqs7z47au-story.html>
By *Margaret Power, **Chicago Tribune,* posted June 6
*Responds to an op-ed by Adam Carrington of Hillsdale College, complaining
about "indoctrination" in US colleges. The author teaches history at
Illinois Institute of Technology and is a co-chair of Historians for Peace
and Democracy.*

*"History Shows the Push for Gun Control Faces Long Odds"*
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/06/05/history-shows-push-gun-control-faces-long-odds>
By *Joanna Paxton Federico, **Washington Post, *posted June 5
*A capsule history of the National Rifle Association's success in
overcoming majority public opinion on gun regulations. The author is a
doctoral student at Rutgers University studying policy responses to mass
school shootings.*

*"Can Ukraine Harness the Power of the Small to Survive Russia's Attack?"*
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/183298>
By *Paul J. Croce, *History News Network, posted June 5
Complex, sometimes contradictory lessons from the *experience of wars in
which the combatants of disproportionate strength. The author teaches
history and American Studies at Stetson University.*

*"What Alito Gets Wrong About the History of Abortion in America"*
<https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/02/alitos-anti-roe-argument-wrong-00036174>
By *Leslie J. Reagan. **Politico, *posted June 2
*On the draft Supreme Court opinion in the Mississippi abortion case. The
author teaches history and law at the University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana. Among her books is *When Abortion Was a Crime: Women,
Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973 *(U. of California Press,
1997).*

*"We Must Insist that Nuclear Warfare Is an Unthinkable Policy"*
<https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-we-must-insist-that-nuclear-warfare-is-an-unthinkable-policy>
Interview with *Noam Chomsky* by* C. J. *Polychroniou, *Truthout, *posted
June 2
*A critique of US policy in the Ukraine war against the background of the
war's "colossal" consequences, including the threat of mass starvation in
much of the world as well as escalation to nuclear warfare.*

*"Will Teaching Aggressors a Lesson Deter Future Wars?"*
<https://archive.ph/lQj1c>
By *Stephen M. Walt,* *Foreign Policy, *posted June 2
" Does defeating an aggressor really teach others to behave better? It
would be a more benign world if this were the case, but a quick glance at
the past century or so suggests otherwise." *The author teaches
international relations at Harvard University.*

*"Why Any US Push for Regime Change in Moscow Is a Bad Idea"*
<https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/05/25/why-any-us-push-for-regime-change-is-moscow-is-a-bad-idea>
By *Anatol Lieven and Ted Snider, **Responsible Statecraft, *posted May 25
*Warns that in the context of hypernationalism in Russia, any successor to
Putin is likely to be worse, and points to the failure of US regime-change
efforts in other countries. Anatol Lieben is a senior research fellow at
the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and Ted Snider is a
columnist for Antiwar.com.*

*Thanks to Kevin Young 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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