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Transatlantic Ties in the Age of Trump
Europe has long been home to the most important allies of the United States. Yet President Trump has said NATO is “obsolete” and the European Union was “set up to take advantage of the United States.” Karen Erika Donfri…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/transatlantic-ties-in-age-of-trumpThe Marshall Plan and the Dawn of the Cold War
In the wake of World War II, with Britain’s empire collapsing and Stalin’s on the rise, U.S. officials under new secretary of state George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/marshall-plan-and-dawn-of-cold-warMarijuana Policy, Marijuana Facts, and Marijuana Myths
Kevin Sabet, author of Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana and president of SAM, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a science-based policy organization, will discuss the perils of “Big Pot,” which he views as t…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/marijuana-policy-marijuana-facts-and-marijuana-mythsWhat Can the Romans Do For Us?
What did it mean to be Roman in the ancient world, why did it matter in antiquity, and how might the study of the Roman empire benefit the modern world? Emma Dench, professor of ancient and modern history and of the cla…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-can-romans-do-for-usLeft, Right, and Libertarian in America
Libertarianism, the philosophy of personal and economic freedom, has deep roots in American history and Western civilization. Today, with socialism, protectionism, white nationalism, even fascism, back in style, liberta…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/left-right-and-libertarian-in-americaAmerica’s New Best Friend? Understanding India’s Rise, Beyond the Hype
The United States’ relationship with India has been radically re-imagined over the last twenty years. Yet it remains fraught with mutual disappointments, and a lingering anxiety in Washington that New Delhi may never mo…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/americas-new-best-friend-understanding-indias-rise-beyond-hypeSustainability Approaches to Environmental Justice and Social Power
Sustainability and social justice remain elusive though inexorably linked and, across the world, unsustainable practices and social inequities exacerbate one another. Julie Sze, professor of American Studies at U.C. Dav…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sustainability-approaches-to-environmental-justice-and-social-powerFascist Politics
Fascism has a definite historical and conceptual structure that belies its use as a mere pejorative. Jason Stanley, professor of philosophy at Yale University and author of "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and The…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/fascist-politicsOslo: 25 Years Later
In 1993 Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed a Declaration of Principles, referred as the Oslo Accords, that were intended to provide the framework for further negotiations and actions that would produce a final resol…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/oslo-25-years-laterBringing Genocidaires to Justice: The Perspective of an NGO in the Trenches
How can one NGO take on the world’s war criminals? Dixon Osburn, executive director at the San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), will show how the CJA has been leading the charge against war c…
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