Event Description: Israel’s opposition to the Iran nuclear deal is well-known. But how are other U.S. allies in the Middle East, especially Arab Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, reacting to the agreement? Are the Sunni Arab countries on a collision course with Iran and its allies, or is some degree […]
In the mid-1960s, NASA began building space technologies for the war in Vietnam. Students from the New Left vigorously protested against the space agency, which responded in the early 1970s by scrapping several of its military projects and instead developing satellites that could collect useful ecological data on natural resources around the world. Soon scientists, engineers, […]
The Center for Cold War Studies and International History will show Icarus Film's new documentary, "Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt," a stirring but unflinching portrayal of Gamal Abdel Nasser and his impact on Egyptian, pan-Arab, and international politics. After the screening of the film, which runs about 80 minutes, Sherene Seikaly, Associate Professor […]
On Thursday, May 25, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in the Multicultural Center Theater, the UCSB Department of History and the Center for Cold War Studies and International History will host a panel discussion entitled Politics in the Age of Trump: Some Historical Perspective. Three UCSB historians will speak on the following topics: Giuliana Perrone, […]