Latin America Between the Second World War and the Cold War, 1944-1948

International health, the early cold war and Latin America.

This article offers a panoramic vision of the development of international health in Latin America during the late 1940s and the 1950s, when a series of bilateral and multilateral institutions, such as the World Health Organization and UNICEF, were founded and reshaped. The language, policies, and activities of these new institutional actors were heavily influenced by the context of the early C...

Political Crises and Democracy in Latin America since the End of the Cold War

This paper addresses current problems of democratic instability in continental Latin America, assuming that all its countries have been at least “minimalist” democracies during the years 2000–07. To identify essential factors leading to instability, it focuses on the countries’ most recent and acute political crises. It considers two periods in the post–cold war years: 1992–99 and 2000–07. The ...

Nuclear Weapons and the Second World War

Since the obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons have captured the attention of social scientists and the public alike. Some argue that the world benefits from nuclear weapons, claiming that they prevent war. Skeptics do not share this view and worry that nuclear weapons will only intensify conflict. Unfortunately, most theories about the benefits of nuclear weapons await judge...

Typhus Fever in the Second World War.

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سیاست خارجی شوروی درجنگ ایران وعراق در چهار فصل بررسی می گردد در فصل اول سیاست خارجی شوروی و عوامل دخیل در تصمیم گیری آن بررسی می گردد در فصل دوم عوامل شروع جنگ ایران و عراق بررسی می گردد در فصل سوم نقش سیاست خارجی شوروی در جنگ ایران وعراق بررسی می شود و در فصل آخر نتیجه گیری. سوال اصلی آیا سیاست خارجی شوروی نسبت به جنگ ایران وعراق حمایت از عراق درجنگ بود؟