New Books in Diplomatic History

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International Relations

United States

World War II

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Taiwan

Diplomatic History

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Friedrich Ratzel

Ukraine

Halford John Mackinder

Chemical Warfare

Russia

Cold War

Galaxy Empire

Gas Protocol

Britain

Ethics Of War

US Grand Strategy

Naga National Liberation Movement

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Alex Wellerstein, "The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age" (Harper, 2025)

Dropping the atomic bombs on Japan during World War II was, arguably, the most controversial decision of the 20th century. The responsibility for that “decision” has logically fallen on US President Harry S. Truman. But in The Most Awful Responsibili... more

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Richard Fine, "The Price of Truth: The Journalist Who Defied Military Censors to Report the Fall of Nazi Germany" (Cornell, 2023)

In The Price of Truth: The Journalist Who Defied Military Censors to Report the Fall of Nazi Germany (Cornell, 2023), Richard Fine recounts the intense drama surrounding the German surrender at the end of World War II and the veteran Associated Press... more

13 Jan 2026 • 57 min

Amitav Acharya, "The Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive the Decline of the West" (Hachette UK, 2025)

Since the dawn of the twenty-first century, the West has been in crisis. Social unrest, political polarization, and the rise of other great powers—especially China—threaten to unravel today’s Western-led world order. Many fear this would lead to glob... more

10 Jan 2026 • 56 min

Rachel Midura, "Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe" (Cornell UP, 2025)

Rachel Midura joins Jana Byars to talk about Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Cornell UP, 2025) connects and situates histories of the post and government intelligence alongside print techno... more

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Alex Wellerstein

Associate Professor in the Science and Technology Studies Program at the Stevens Institute of Technology and creator of Nuke Map

Stevens Institute of Technology

Episode: Alex Wellerstein, "The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age" (Harper, 2025)

Richard Fine

Professor emeritus in the Department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Episode: Richard Fine, "The Price of Truth: The Journalist Who Defied Military Censors to Report the Fall of Nazi Germany" (Cornell, 2023)

Rachel Midura

History expert with a focus on postal systems and communication

Cornell University Press

Episode: Rachel Midura, "Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe" (Cornell UP, 2025)

Dylan Loh

Associate Professor in Public Policy and Global Affairs at the School of Social Sciences.

Nanyang Technological University

Episode: Dylan Loh, "China's Rising Foreign Ministry: Practices and Representations of Assertive Diplomacy" (Stanford UP, 2025)

Aaron Bateman

Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University

George Washington University

Episode: Aaron Bateman. "Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative" (MIT Press, 2024)

Kerry Brown

Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London.

King's College London

Episode: Kerry Brown, "The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power" (Yale UP, 2024)

Dr. Samuel Helfont

Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy at the Naval War College

Naval Postgraduate School

Episode: Samuel Helfont, "The Iraq Wars: A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Dr. Thomas Gidney

Postdoctoral researcher in international history and politics at the Geneva Graduate Institute

Geneva Graduate Institute

Episode: Thomas Gidney, "An International Anomaly: Colonial Accession to the League of Nations" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

Eric H. Cline

Professor of classics and anthropology at George Washington University

George Washington University

Episode: Eric H. Cline, "Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed" (Princeton UP, 2025)

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Aaron Bateman. "Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative" (MIT Press, 2024)

Q: What should policymakers today learn from this history?

Policymakers should recognize the definitional challenges in space arms control and the significant cost of missile defense systems, while also understanding the implications of current geopolitical tensions stemming from SDI.

Aaron Bateman. "Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative" (MIT Press, 2024)

Q: Can you walk us through a specific moment or case that captures or crystallizes this entanglement theory?

An interesting episode involved President Reagan asking his advisors why an agreement couldn't allow defensive space weapons but constrain offensive ones. His advisors explained that the technologies were indistinguishable, highlighting the challenges in arms control negotiations surrounding SDI.

Aaron Bateman. "Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative" (MIT Press, 2024)

Q: What is the Strategic Defense Initiative, and why did you decide to write a book about it?

The Strategic Defense Initiative was a controversial missile defense program initiated by the Reagan administration in 1984, which aimed to create a layered missile defense system. The author decided to write about it because it played a significant role in the history of the Cold War and was not adequately covered in existing archives-based histories.

Alex Wellerstein, "The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age" (Harper, 2025)

Q: What did he not understand?

Wellerstein argues that Truman had a fundamental misunderstanding about atomic bombs, particularly regarding their usage, the number of bombs planned for use, and the civilian implications of those decisions.

Alex Wellerstein, "The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age" (Harper, 2025)

Q: Would you start by telling us a little bit about yourself? How did you become interested in nuclear weapons, and what led you to write this book?

Alex Wellerstein shares that he identifies as a historian of science and has been interested in nuclear weapons due to the fascinating and complex nature of the topic. His book was inspired by examining presidential executive authority and a specific incident regarding the sparing of Kyoto during World War II.

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