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Terrorism: what it is, why it is used, and its impact and effects on the peace processes in the Middle East. Sources used: BBC 2024, Middle East Conflict , BBC History, , https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/middle_east Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) 2024, Middle East and North Africa Backgrounders , CFR, https://www.cfr.org/middle-east-and-north-africa Wilson Center 2024, Terrorism & Extremism ,...

A brief discussion about the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Berlin Blockade. Sources: Truman, Harry S. Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on Greece and Turkey (The Truman Doctrine). 12 March 1947.  Marshall, George C. Harvard Commencement Address (The Marshall Plan Speech). 5 June 1947.  Stalin, Joseph. Interview with Pravda on the Marshall Plan. 1947.  Allied Control Council Document...

A deep dive into the Iran-Iraq War and its causes and consequences with some historians' takes on the matter. Hiro, D. (1991). The Longest War: The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict . New York: Routledge.     https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/iran-iraq-war       https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-the-iran-iraq-war-will-shape-the-region-for-decades-to-come/     https://www.merip.org/200...

A discussion of the Six Day War and its significance when looking at the history of the Middle East and the struggles for peace. Laron, G. (2017, June 5). The Historians’ War Over the Six-Day War . The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/historians-war-six-day-war/     J. Correspondent. (1997, May 30). Six-Day War memories: 30 years later, revisionists ask how war began . JWeekly.com...

A brief conversation about Jimmy Carter and his efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East Abrahamian, E. A History of Modern Iran . Cambridge University Press, 2008. Gerges, F. The Superpowers and the Middle East . Westview Press, 1994. Khalidi, R. The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood . Beacon Press, 2006. Lewis, B. The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000...

A kind of rambling discussion of the historiography of the First and Second Intifadas and their causes and significance.

A brief discussion the Berlin Wall (resources in show notes) Gaddis, John Lewis. The Cold War: A New History. Penguin Press, 2005.  Kempe, Frederick. Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth. Putnam, 2011.  Leffler, Melvyn. For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War. Hill and Wang, 2007.  Sarotte, Mary Elise. The Collapse: The Acci...

A discussion of Gold Meir and whether she worked for or opposed peace in the Middle East. Shapira, Anita. Israel: A History. Brandeis University Press, 2012.  Oren, Michael. Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Oxford University Press, 2002.  Shlaim, Avi. The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World. Penguin Books, 2014.  Khalidi, Rashid. The Iron Cage: The Story of the...

A discussion of the Arab League and how it worked for and limited peace negotiations. Cleveland, William L., and Martin Bunton. A History of the Modern Middle East. Westview Press, 2018.  Kerr, Malcolm H. The Arab Cold War: Gamal Abd al ‑ Nasser and His Rivals. Oxford University Press, 1971.  Khalidi, Rashid. The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood. Beacon Press, 2006. ...

A brief discussion of the significance of the Eastern Bloc with various historians' interpretations Applebaum, Anne. Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944–1956. Penguin, 2012.  Gaddis, John Lewis. The Cold War: A New History. Penguin, 2005.  Hobsbawm, Eric. Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991. Abacus, 1994.  Kotkin, Stephen. Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Colla...

A brief discussion of the impact of Arab Fundamentalism and various historians' views on it. Esposito, John. Islam and Politics . Oxford University Press, 1998.  Khalidi, Rashid. The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood . Beacon Press, 2006.  Lewis, Bernard. The Crisis of Islam . Random House, 2003.  Milton‑Edwards, Beverley. Islamic Politics in Palestine . I.B. Tauri...

A look into the Iranian revolution and historical interpretations References  Britannica. (n.d.). Iranian Revolution . https://www.britannica.com/event/Iranian-Revolution    Skocpol, T. (1982). Rentier State and Shi'a Islam in the Iranian Revolution. Theory and Society , 11(3), 265-283. https://www.jstor.org/stable/657269    Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. (2019, February 11). Ideology...

A discussion of the various perspectives of historians of the major events during the Cold War in Europe (apologies, I didn't realise I had recorded video and not audio, but really didn't want to re-record it) Sources used for this podcast: Harrison, Hope M.  Driving the Soviets Up the Wall: Soviet-East German Relations, 1953-1961 . Princeton University Press, 2003.  Hanhimäki, Jussi M. &q...

A discussion of the significance of the Armistice Agreements and the creation of the Green Line sources used to create this podcast: https://academic.oup.com/book/5173/chapter-abstract/147811428?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false https://icsresources.org/wp-content/uploads/ICS_Lesson4_1948to1979.pdf https://scispace.com/papers/the-war-for-palestine-rewriting-the-history-of-1948-3eiyaskw85?cit...

A brief discussion of the significance of Resolution 181 Different sources used to create this podcast: https://parc.ucla.edu/israel/article/260589 https://www.martingilbert.com/blog/the-establishment-of-the-state-of-israel-and-the-arab-response/ https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/cwr/97178.htm https://www.adl.org/resources/action-guide/united-nations-partition-plan-1947-un-resolution-181 ht...

A discussion of the PLO hitting on several dot points in the syllabus and a look at the different interpretations of the significance and effectiveness of the PLO.

A brief discussion of Cold War origins 1945 - 1949 and different historiographical perspectives of the various events. Resources used for this podcast below: Alpha History. "Cold War historiography."  Alpha History ,  https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/cold-war-historiography/ Office of the Historian. "The Truman Doctrine, 1947." U.S. Department of State ,  https://history.state....

A brief summary of the Suez Crisis and how it was a turning point in the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East

A brief discussion of Nasser's most pivotal moments and the different historians' interpretations of these. The three historians mentioned and their views about the Six Day War are below: Shlaim, Avi.  The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World . Shlaim argues that Nasser was often reactive and sought political gains rather than military conflict in 1967.  Morris, Benny. Righteous Victims: A History...

A quick rundown of the roles the three nations played in the Middle East over the period of study for the syllabus. Bibliography for this podcast:  Chomsky, Noam.  Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East, Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 Morris, Benny. 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War . Yale University Press, 2008.  Khalidi, Rashid. The Iron Cage: The Story of the Pale...

Apologies for the recording quality - as I am a luddite at heart, I have no idea how to change it and when I tried to edit, I may have deleted the introduction.... this is a discussion of the UN's attempts to settle conflicts in the Middle East, addressing SCSA syllabus dot point and looking at historical interpretations Here are links to information/perspectives discussed in this episode: htt...

A not so brief discussion of the Democracy Wall and Tiananmen Square protest

This podcast briefly discusses the political, social, and economic policies of Deng Xiaoping and the effect they had on Chinese society.

This conversation delves into the Three and Five Anti-Campaigns in China, initiated by Mao Zedong and the CCP in the early 1950s. It explores the objectives, methods, and consequences of these campaigns. The discussion highlights the psychological and economic impacts of the campaigns, the role of the Korean War, and the significant human cost. Ultimately, it examines how these campaigns laid the...

A brief discussion of the 1950 Marriage and Agrarian Reform Laws and how they compare to the reforms proposed by the GMD.