[haw-info] HAW Notes 5/18/16: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Hiroshima and History"

 By Alexis Dudden, LobeLog, posted May 17

The author teaches history at the University of Connecticut.

"Explainer: What Is the 100-Year-Old Sykes-Picot Agreement?"

By Stephen Pascoe, The Conversation, posted May 12

The author is a PhD candidate in history at La Trobe University.

"The Costs of Violence: Masters of Mankind (Part 2)"
 By Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com, posted May 10

"American Power under Challenge: Masters of Mankind (Part 1)"

 By Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com, posted May 8

"American Imperium: Untangling Truth and Fiction in an Age of Perpetual War"

 By Andrew J. Bacevich, Harper's Magazine, May issue

The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston University.

"Three Centuries of US Writings Against Wars"

By David Swanson, Let's Try Democracy blog, posted May 4

"How the Curse of Sykes-Picot Still Haunts the Middle East"

By Robin Wright, The New Yorker, posted April 30

"Trump's Foreign Policy is Just GOP Boilerplate, Only More Confused"

By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted April 28

Suggestions for these occasional lists can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com. Thanks to an anonymous reader for suggesting some of the articles included in the above list.