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Michael J. Devine explores the public memory of the Korean conflict of 1950–1953 to show how these memories have evolved over time in a complex and changing international environment and how they continue to impact U.S. efforts to resolve tensions with East Asia.

On the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel an international group of scholars, policy makers, and members of the public gathered at the Harry S Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace on the Hebrew University Campus to examine the diplomatic and political context from which the State of Israel emerged. Presenters placed special emphasis on research using archival materials made available in recent decades...

When he assumed the presidency in April 1945, Harry S Truman inherited various international sources of turmoil, including the ambiguity of American policy toward political Zionism. Three years later, President Truman recognised the State of Israel on 14 May 1948, just 11 minutes after the announcement of its existence. These essays explore the methods Truman used to tackle this dilemma, one he is said to have considered more troublesome than ...