Tag Archives: Middle East

Suggested articles from Historians Against the War

“Not Why But How: To the Shores of (and the Skies above) Tripoli”
By Andrew J. Bacevich, Tom Dispatch.com, posted April 12
The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University

“The Success of Revolutions That Do Not Succeed”
By Vijay Prashad, CounterPunch.org, posted April 8
The author teaches history at Trinity College

“Morocco: Can Dinosaurs Become Butterflies?”
By Stuart Schaar, The Indypendent, posted April 6
The author is a professor emeritus of Middle East and North African history at Brooklyn College

“The Censored War and You”
By Kelley B. Vlahos, antiwar.com, posted April 5
Compares coverage of the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars

“100 Years of Bombing Libya: The Forgotten Fascist Roots of Humanitarian Interventionism”
By Mark Almond, CounterPunch.org, posted April 5

“Japan, Europe and the Dangerous Fantasy of American Leadership”
By Karel van Wolferen, Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, posted April 4

“Last Act in the Middle East”
By Andrew J. Bacevich, Newsweek, posted April 3

“A Matter of Empire”
By Arno J. Mayer, CounterPunch, posted April 1
The author is an emeritus professor of history at Princeton University

“Response to Juan Cole on Libya”
By Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies, posted April 1

“The Dangerous US Game in Yemen”
By Jeremy Scahill, The Nation, posted March 30
Has much historical background

New articles recommended by Historians Against the War

“What Governor Walker Won’t Tell You”
By Stanley Kutler, Truthdig.com, posted February 21
The author is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin

“They’re Doing It Without Us”
By Andrew Bacevich, Los Angeles Times, posted February 20
The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University

“Lessons for Wisconsin from the Flint Sit-Down Strikes of 1936-37”
By Mark Naison, History News Network, posted February 21
The author teaches history at Fordham University

“The Great Arab Revolt”
By Juan Cole, The Nation, posted February 17
The author teaches Middle East and South Asian history at the University of Michigan

“Twenty-Eight Hours in Tahrir”
By Mark LeVine, Aljazeera.net, posted February 11
The author teaches history at UC Irvine

“Pox Americana: Driving Through the Gates of Hell and Other American Pastimes in the Greater Middle East”
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted February 7

“The Myth of Stability vs. Democracy in U.S. Foreign Policy”
By Ira Chernus, History News Network, posted February 7

“Arab Dictatorships under Fire in the New Information Age”
By Stuart Schaar, Economic and Political Weekly, posted February 5
The author is a professor emeritus of Middle East and North African history at Brooklyn College

“Why Egypt 2011 Is Not Iran 1979”
By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted February 2

“Popular Uprisings in Egypt’s Recent History”
By Robert Tignor,” History News Network, posted January 31
The author is a professor emeritus of history at Princeton University