Dr Alvandi spoke with Deutche Welle about the similarities and differences between the Iraq War of 2003 and the Iran War of 2026. Is the U.S. war in Iran repeating the mistakes of Iraq 2003?
Watch the interview in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oez...
#iran #USA #trump #iraq #war #lse
Applications for our Masters programme, LSE-Columbia University Double MA Degree in International and World History are open!
Application deadline is 12 March 2026
Read full details here: lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
#history #masters #study #student #LSE #Columbia
Prof Kristina Spohr was interviewed extensively in 'Folha de Sao Paolo', Brazil's largest newspaper, by the journalist, LSE Alumna, Angela Boldrini in her article "Trump's interest in Greenland and Venezuela contradicts climate change denialism”.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/ambiente/202...
#history #lse
Prof Kristina Spohr was invited as guest speaker to the 100th episode of the German podcast Die Message to speak on “Power Politics in lieu of Rules: Why the Arctic is a key battleground of our future” with the host-duo Ulrich Voss and Oliver Howard: fundview-die-message.podigee.io/103-arktis-e...
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Oceans are in crisis. Fish stocks are collapsing. Plastic pollution is overwhelming. Climate change is warming seas.
Read Dr Ron Po's new blog for LSE European Politics here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
#blog #environmentalism #environment #history #oceans #lse
The state representative and seminarian prevailed over Representative Jasmine Crockett with a religiously infused message tailored to appeal to independents and disaffected Republicans.
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Join us on Monday 23 March for an exciting roundtable discussion on the history of global capitalism! We have two world leading academics joining us to speak on their new books.
Read more and register here: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
#capitalism #colonialism #event #history #lse
The Democrats’ disagreement over the US attacks on Iran means Republicans can set the terms of the debate writes Jack Roush of @lsehy.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
US military strikes against Iran have drawn criticism both abroad and at home.
The Democrats’ disagreement over the attacks means Republicans can set the terms of the debate, writes Jack Roush @lsehy.bsky.social on @lseusablog.bsky.social
We are pleased to welcome Dr Farian Sabahi to the Department! While here, she will be an Affiliate of the Iranian History Initiative (IHI).
Read about Dr Sabahi here: www.lse.ac.uk/people/faria...
Read about the IHI here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...
#fellow #research #history #LSE
Dr Alex Mayhew's recent book 'Making Sense of the Great War' has enjoyed rave reviews over the last few months! Read these reviews by visiting the News section of our website.
Find a link to his book here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...
#book #ww1 #Britain #history #LSE
Congratulations to Fiona McCallion @lsehy.bsky.social for winning our LSE MSc dissertation prize. Her thesis was 'Women, Solidarity and Politics: the Chile Solidarity Campaign
and the Women’s Movement in Britain, 1973-1982'.
Applications are open for our Masters programme, LSE-NUS Double Degree MA Asian and International History!
Application deadline is 13 March 2026
Read full details on the programme here: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
#history #asia #singapore #nationaluniversitysingapore #LSE
Last night we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Alex Wellerstein who spoke about his exciting recently released book, ‘The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age’
Great to see such engaging discussion between speaker and audience!
#truman #history #lse
This Thursday world leading historian, Dr Alex Wellerstein, joins us to speak on his recent book, ‘The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age’.
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
#ww2 #USA #truman #atomicbomb #history #lse
Last week, Dr Alex Mayhew took a group of our HY120 students on another of this term’s archive trips, visiting the archive of the National Army Museum where they were joined curator Justin Saddington.
@nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social
#nationalarmymuseum #archives #fieldtrip #history #lse
CALLING ALL FINAL YEAR UNDERGRADS
Take 10 minutes to share your feedback in the National Student Survey and win up to £500!
You can find a link to the survey here: www.thestudentsurvey.com
#survey #nss #students #history #lse
On Tuesday 24 March we host a very special screening of ‘Una y mil Veces’ followed by a Q+A with director Ernesto Fontan.
Full details and registration here: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
#film #filmscreening #uruguay #nicaragua #revolution #latinamerica #history #lse
Applications are open for our Masters programme, LSE-PKU Double Degree in MSc International Affairs!
Application deadline is 21 March 2026
Read full details on the programme here: lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
#history #pekinguniversity #beijing #study #masters #LSE
Call for Papers: 2026 LSE/GWU/UCSB Cold War Studies International History Graduate Student Conference.
Full details here: lse.ac.uk/Internationa...
Contact email: cwsih.gradconference.2026@gmail.com
#conference #phd #graduate #coldwar #history #politics #event #lse
Next Thurs 26 Feb we host Dr Alex Wellerstein who will speak on his recently released book, ‘The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age’.
Full details and registration: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
#ww2 #USA #truman #history #lse
Yesterday, Prof Anja Laukötter spoke at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social for a small group of students and members of the public, delivering her talk 'The Everyday Life of Colonial Collections in German Museums in the Modern Era'.
#germany #history #colonialism #museum #britishmuseum #lse
Prospective masters students - Don't miss this TOMORROW!
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Sharing this important programme with Peking University over the last two decades has been a source of great pride to the department.
Read the full announcement here:
www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...
#lse #pekinguniversity #masters #history #international #affairs
The Department of International History is pleased to announce our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) essay competition for 2025-26.
Full details and submission link can be found here: www.canva.com/design/DAG_C...
#essay #competition #equity #diversity #inclusion #history #lse
The world’s oceans are facing multiple environmental crises.
Ron Po @lsehy.bsky.social argues history can play a critical role in helping us to understand how these problems emerged and how they can be tackled in more conscious and pragmatic ways @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Alongside Dr Leo Shipp, our first-year undergraduates visited the LSE Archives as part of their module HY120: Historical Approaches to the Modern World. Dr Gillian Murphy introduced them to some of the jewels from the LSE collections. #students #fieldtrip #history #lse
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The Department of International History will be holding a live online event for prospective masters students and offer holders on 18 Feb!
To attend the event, you will need to register in advance: lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
#masters #postgraduate #degree #study #history
Dr Qingfei Yin was interviewed recently by the International Strategy and Academic Partnerships (ISAP) team here at LSE, where she spoke about her recent research projects.
Read her interview here: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
#research #academic #interview #history #lse
Applications for our Masters programme, LSE-Columbia University Double MA Degree in International and World History are open!
Application deadline is 12 March 2026
Read full details here: lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
#history #masters #study #student #LSE #Columbia
