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  • Diplomacy and International Institutions
    TWE Remembers: Britain Declares War, the United States Declares Neutrality
    The banner headline in the New York Times summarizing the events of August 4, 1914 told readers everything they needed to know: “England Declares War on Germany; British Ship Sunk; French Ships Defea…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay August 4, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: Top Ten World War I Films
    World War I has provided source material for gripping novels and powerful poetry. It also has provided source material for some great movies. Here are my ten favorites in alphabetical order. A Far…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay August 1, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: The Assassination of Jean Jaurès
    Yesterday’s post noted that the 1916 Black Tom explosion raises a great “what if” question: would Woodrow Wilson have lost his bid for re-election that fall if Americans had known that German saboteu…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay July 31, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: World War I Poetry
    “I think that I shall never see / A poem as lovely as a tree.” Most Americans know the opening lines of the poem “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer. What they probably don’t know is that Kilmer was a war hero—t…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay July 31, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: The Black Tom Explosion
    The explosion at the Black Tom munitions depot in Jersey City, New Jersey at 2:08 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 1916 was massive. It generated shockwaves equivalent to a 5.5 magnitude earthquake, blowing …
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay July 30, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: World War I Novels
    Yesterday, I recommended several great books on the origins of World War I. I’m a history buff, so books about what world leaders said and did are my thing. But friends who prefer novels to histories…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay July 30, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: World War I Histories
    You can learn a lot about the origins, events, and consequences of World War I by surfing the Internet. But if you really want to understand why the Great War happened, you should read serious histor…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay July 29, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: World War I on the World Wide Web
    A collection of useful English-language websites to learn more about the war that changed the course of history.
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay July 28, 2014 The Water's Edge
  • Diplomacy and International Institutions
    TWE Remembers: Serbia Responds to Austria’s Ultimatum
    Diplomacy is often a contest to gain the upper hand in the court of world opinion. The country that can depict itself as victim of aggression even when the facts are more complex may rally greater su…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay July 25, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: Austria-Hungary Issues an Ultimatum to Serbia
    Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. That adage applies to governments as well as to people. A case in point is the ultimatum that Austria gave Serbia on July 23, 1914. Austrian offic…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay July 23, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    A loving couple. An heir to the throne. A wife shunned by her husband’s family. Two countries bitterly at odds. A shadowy secret organization. Security officials indifferent to their responsibilities…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay June 27, 2014 The Water's Edge
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    TWE Remembers: The Zimmermann Telegram
    Ninety-four years ago today, the American public found out that Zimmermann, Germany’s foreign minister, had sent a telegram directing the German ambassador in Mexico City to ask Mexico to join German…
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay March 1, 2011 The Water's Edge
  • Kosovo
    Kupchan: Recognizing Kosovo Least Bad Option for United States
    Interview: CFR’s Charles A. Kupchan says recognizing Kosovo as independent is the best pragmatic solution from a list of bad options.
    Interview with Charles A. Kupchan and Bernard Gwertzman March 7, 2008
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    Wisner: Russian Opposition to Kosovo Independence ’Unbelievably Regrettable’
    Washington’s representative to talks on Kosovo, Frank G. Wisner, says Serbia will never recognize an independent Kosovo and that Russia’s role has been “unbelievably regrettable.”
    Interview with Frank G. Wisner and Bernard Gwertzman February 12, 2008
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    Holbrooke: Kosovo Independence Declaration Could Spark Crisis
    Richard C. Holbrooke, the architect of the Dayton Accords that ended the Bosnia war, says Russia’s uncooperative attitude in Kosovo combined with western inaction could spark renewed conflict.
    Interview with Richard C. Holbrooke and Bernard Gwertzman December 5, 2007 Center for Preventive Action
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