International Relations

Relations across the UK, Europe and globally are frequently changing, and have done so across our history. How these relations are recorded, monitored and treated are discussed in the collection of articles and podcasts here. The very concept of international relations is explored as are when boundaries and discussions between states and groups started to matter. What are the procedures, protocols and outcomes of a world according to the history of international relations are all under scrutiny?

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  • Canadian Confederation

    Podcast

    In this podcast Professor Edward MacDonald of the University of Prince Edward Island discusses the origins of the Charlottetown Conference of 1864, Canadian Confederation and the development of Canada over the 20th Century.

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  • The Byzantine Empire & Regional Rivals

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos looks at the period from 500-1204 charting the history of the Empire as it met with formidable enemies and had to adapt to change.

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  • The Greek-Persian War

    Podcast

    An HA Podcasted History looking at the Greek-Persian War featuring Professor Thomas Harrison of the University of Liverpool.

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  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    Podcast

    In this podcast Professor Mark White of Queen Mary, University of London discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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  • The Korean War

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Michael Shin of the University of Cambridge examines the impact and significance of the Korean War.  See also: Podcast: The Korean War: A British perspective Podcast: The British military in the Korean War Podcast: The Chinese intervention in the Korean War Podcast: Researching the Korean War...

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  • The Falklands War

    Podcast

    In this HA Podcast Dr Helen Parr of Keele University examines the origins and the consequences of the Falklands War.

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  • What did the end of the Cold War mean for American Power?

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Maria Ryan of the University of Nottingham discusses what the end of the Cold War meant for the power of the United States.

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  • Impact of the Cold War on British and US Families.

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Matthew Grant of Teeside University examines the effect of the Cold War on ordinary people in the US and UK.

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  • The Cold War in Latin America

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Tanya Harmer of the London School of Economics examines the impact of the Cold War on Latin America.

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  • The significance of atomic and nuclear weapons

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Matthew Grant of Teeside University examines the significance of atomic and nuclear weapons within the context of the Cold War.

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  • Ideology and the Cold War

    Podcast

    In this podcast from 2013, Dr Elena Hore of the University of Essex discusses the ideological origins of the Cold War.

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  • Britain & the Cold War

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Helen Parr of Keele University looks at the effect of the Cold War on Britain and the role Britain played.

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  • A Historiography of the British Empire

    Podcast

    In this podcast Dr Larry Butler of the University of East Anglia examines how have interpretations of the British Empire have changed over the years.

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  • How stable was the Weimar Republic between 1924-29?

    Podcast

    In this podcast Professor Benjamin Ziemann of the University of Sheffield examines the stability of the Weimar Republic.

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  • Charlemagne and the Carolingians

    Podcast

    In this HA Podcast Series Professor Joanna Story of the University of Leicester discusses Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire.

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  • The Origins of the Norman Conquest

    Podcast

    In this podcast Professor David Bates of the University of East Anglia looks at the origins of the Norman Conquest.

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