Eline van Ommen

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Just finished reading the papers for this panel, and they are 💯. You won't want to miss this conversation! #AHA26 Panel 141: A New World Order? Latin America in the Post-Cold War Era, Friday 3:30-5pm in the Palmer House Hilton Price Room @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @elinevanommen.bsky.social

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And for fans of Inter-American History, I gathered a group of some of the smartest people I know to talk about the state of the field! Join us Saturday 3:30-5 in Palmer House Salon 3! #AHA26 @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @elinevanommen.bsky.social @llchristyll.bsky.social @carmensoliz.bsky.social

🎁 Het ingrijpen door de Verenigde Staten in Venezuela ondermijnt juist Trumps macht De grove schending van de soevereiniteit van Venezuela en arrestatie van Maduro is zonder precedent – zelfs in de geschiedenis van Amerikaanse interventies in Latijns-Amerika, schrijft historicus Elin...

Een stuk van mij over Trump en Venezuela in het FD (@fd.nl): De grove schending van de soevereiniteit van Venezuela en arrestatie van Maduro is zonder precedent – zelfs in de geschiedenis van Amerikaanse interventies in Latijns-Amerika. fd.nl/opinie/15827...

Incl chapters by @reyhuang.bsky.social on UNITA, @elinevanommen.bsky.social on the Sandinistas, Leila Seurat on Hamas, my own chapter "The Astonishingly Easy Path to International Legitimacy of Khalifa Haftar’s LAAF", and more.

Fondly remember stimulating discussions at the two author workshops.

Glad to see this volume on "Armed Groups and the Politics of International Legitimation", edited by Klaus Schlichte and Stephan Hensell, is now out with @academic.oup.com

academic.oup.com/book/61785

Yay! Congratulations Simon!

Happy publication day! Out now with @faberbooks.bsky.social

Morning, #SHAFR2025 attendees! In addition to dropping by our booth to check out our History program, one of our acquisitions editors will be on hand to answer any questions about the UC Press program. Come by and say "hi!"

A reminder that our SHAFR website is live: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/s...

Are you a PhD student/ECR working on contemporary European history? If so, consider submitting to the @conteurohistory.bsky.social article prize. Deadline 12 September. I strongly encourage submissions from those working on Central/Eastern Europe & the USSR! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Great news! My book on transnational fair trade activism is out. It's been an unbelievably rewarding trek from starting this research in 2012 to today. I hope you will find it as worthwhile reading it!

By way of a preview, I wrote about 5 insights from the book: cambridgeblog.org/2025/06/five...

Book cover with blurbs on either side

Friends, my book is available for pre-order! It's really real! The official publication date is October 14, but if you order from the UNC Press website (uncpress.org/.../978146.....) you can get 30% off with the code 01SOCIAL30 and get your book 2-4 weeks early!

Middle of the year conference palooza is upon us! Hello, ‪@lasabluesky.bsky.social‬ and #LASA2025 attendees! Thrilled to once again be exhibiting and showing off our latest Latin American studies books.

Visit our conference page to save 40% on select books: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/l...

Research Fellow in Global Health History x2 at University of Leeds Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Fellow in Global Health History x2 on jobs.ac.uk!

And two Research Fellow posts at the University of Leeds on the 4-year project ‘The Soviet Union, the WHO and Global Health, 1957-91’, which looks superb.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNE369/r...

Sebastián Carassai and I are delighted to announce the publication of our book:

Coups d'État in Cold War Latin America, 1964–1982.

shorturl.at/nSvUk

Thanks to B. Cowan, T. Field, P. Klarén, V. Markarian, C. Trumper, J. Gould, H. Vrana, V. Garrard, and B. Weinstein. @bw-historiadora.bsky.social

Recovering Global Exchanges from Sub-Saharan Africa's Cultural and Political Magazines in the Age of Black Internationalism, 1918-68

*PhD position klaxon* Vrije Universiteit Brussel is recruiting three PhD students for the ERC-financed AFROPRESS project led by Cedric Van Dijck. Focus on South-Africa (1948-68); Congo (1918-60) or Madagascar (1923-60).
clic.research.vub.be/open-phd-pos... Apply by 30 May!

More on the project 👇

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pacific History Full time, fixed term for 3 years Opportunity for research in Pacific history in the Discipline of History First Nations and Pacific Nations candidates strongly encouraged to apply Academic Level A6-8...

A fantastic opportunity for postdocs working in Pacific History:

Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes

if the whole world population had emitted as per the richest 0.1% since 1990, the global temperature increase would have been 12.2C
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Decades Later, the Truth Behind a Grisly Mass Murder in El Salvador The 1980 execution of four American churchwomen was one of the most shocking human rights crimes of the twentieth century. No one has ever really gotten to the bottom of it—until now.

The 1980 execution of four American churchwomen was one of the most shocking human rights crimes of the twentieth century. No one has ever really gotten to the bottom of it—until now.

newrepublic.com/article/1935...

The Guardian view on Israel’s aid blockade of Gaza: hunger as a weapon of war | Editorial Editorial: Conditions are increasingly desperate. The resumption of humanitarian relief is essential to save civilian lives

Strong editorial @theguardian.com - and thank you for the reference www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

Invitamos a leer el nuevo dossier “Izquierdas latinoamericanas en los años sesenta y setenta del siglo XX” de la revista Historia Mexicana de El Colegio de México. Ojalá pueda difundirse, leerse y debatirse.

Palestinian Scholarship

Please share in your networks. Goldsmiths, UoL are offering 5 scholarships in Undergrad & MA courses for Palestinian students. The scholarships include: tuition fee waiver, £19,550 allowance, return trip to & from the UK.
Eligibility details & further info at link👇🏽
www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...

H-Diplo | RJISSF Roundtable 16-32 on van Ommen, Nicaragua Must Survive 11 April 2025 | PDF: https://issforum.org/to/jrt16-32 | Website:rjissf.org | X: @HDiplo Editor: Diane Labrosse Commissioning Editor: Elisabeth Leake Production Editor: Christopher Ball Pre-Production…

What a great @h-diplo.bsky.social roundtable discussion of "Nicaragua Must Survive" by @elinevanommen.bsky.social! #history 🗃️ issforum.org/roundtables/...

Thanks for sharing Brad!

Thrilled to see Nicaragua Must Survive discussed in a H-Diplo roundtable. Deeply grateful to @mollyavery.bsky.social , Michelle Chase, @tomlongphd.bsky.social & @sarahosten.bsky.social for their engagement and kind words. Thank you @emleake.bsky.social for organising!

issforum.org/ISSF/PDF/RJI...

Hey! Spread the word, submit an abstract for a workshop on Cold War Cartography to be held in Ediburgh in May 2026 networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Workers Forced to Leave Foreign Policy Center as Trump Presses Shutdown (Gift Article) About 130 employees of the Wilson Center were told they were being put on leave, just four days after workers for Elon Musk’s team entered the center.

My heart goes out to everyone at the Wilson Center now put on leave and all the exceptional programs that are shutting down. I mean, who needs excellent and meaningful foreign policy research these days? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

Expressions of Interest: Historian(s) for history of UK Government policy towards Northern Ireland during the Troubles at Northern Ireland Office Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

Who wants to be official historian of UK policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles? (Don’t all shout at once)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMQ310/e...