The AUP community is invited to attend a conference discussing The Impact of World War I & II on the Present Global Crisis. Come hear distinguished faculty members present their insights on this topic.
Hall Gardner/AUP Introduction. Summarizes key findings of his book, Crimea, Global Rivalry and the Vengeance of History : "Armageddon Revisited: Historical Analogy and World Wars");
Steve Ekovich/AUP ("From Ambiguous Neutrality to SuperPowership: Comparing U.S. Foreign Policy before & during & after Two World Wars");
Oleg Kobtzeff/AUP (""The Relevance of WWI and WWII to Soviet History up to 1991");
Agnieszka Leesch/SLU ("The Lost Generation: Allied Artists in the World War I Trenches")
Marco Rimanelli/SLU ("Comparative Geo-Strategy of the Great Powers' Alliances before/during/after the Two World Wars");
Speakers' Round-table Discussion
Audience's Q&A
Reception