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International relations
- Cold WarOn the 5th of March 1946, former British prime minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech in Fulton, Missouri, that would define the opening chapter of…
- International lawThe Hittite king Hattusili III and the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II signed a peace agreement in 1279 BCE. This document stands as one of the earliest…
- European balance of powerIn 431 BC, the Peloponnesian War erupted between Athens and Sparta. These two powerful Greek city-states had previously united to defeat invading Persian…
- Arctic policy of RussiaOn the 1st of October 1987, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev delivered the Murmansk Initiative. This speech outlined six goals for the Soviet…
- International relationsIn 1648, the Peace of Westphalia treaty reshaped European political authority. Before this moment, medieval Europe operated under a vague religious hierarchy.
- Human rightsThe Magna Carta, issued in 1215, stands as one of the earliest documents where a sovereign committed to respecting legal rights for his people.
- Treaty of VersaillesThe Palace of Versailles hosted the signing of a peace treaty on the 28th of June 1919, exactly five years after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.
- AppeasementIn the early 1930s, a deep psychological scar from World War I shaped British foreign policy. The trauma of the Great War between 1914 and 1918 left a…
- Cold war (term)The expression cold war rarely appeared before 1945. Some writers credit the fourteenth century Spaniard Don Juan Manuel for first using a similar term…
- The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security StudiesThe Arctic Institute opened its doors in Washington, D.C. during 2011. Malte Humpert established the organization as a 501(c)3 think tank focused on…