Odd Arne Westad

America must look to examples from history and be careful of engaging in catastrophic imperial overreach.

A new book says the conflict began in the late 19th century and subsumed even World War II as our defining event.

How the contest between capitalism and communism shaped world politics—and defines today’s inequalities.

How American racism, capitalism, and imperialism led the U.S. to sabotage African democracies.

The cultural contradictions of Call of Duty.

How the St. Louis Baby Tooth Study reconciled the ritual of childhood tooth loss with the geopolitics of nuclear annihilation.

How does the global effort to eradicate smallpox fit into the history of U.S.-Soviet relations?

Carter’s speech lays out his commitment to implement human rights into U.S. foreign policy.