What I question in my recent book is actually an assumption that these two seemingly opposing opinions share and that goes unquestioned by them: that is, that the essence of the Cold War was the US-USSR confrontation.
Beijing’s support for Pyongyang during the Korean War tells us why it still backs Kim today.
Book Talks in 2015
- Book Launch at Woodrow Wilson Center: Thursday, June 25, 9:00 AM-10:30AM
- Lecture at Washington University in St. Louis: Thursday, October 15, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
And more
2012-2015
- “DECOLONIZATION”
- “RECONSIDERING THE COLD WAR”
- “STUDENT MOVEMENTS IN ASIA SINCE 1950”
- “MODERN JAPAN: CONFLICT IN HISTORY”
冷戦が終結したとされてからすでに四半世紀が経つ。冷戦政治をめぐるかつてのイデオロギー的で異常なまでの興奮はもはや過去のものとなった。いまこそ冷戦というレンズを外して、その冷戦と呼ばれる現象が何だったのか、またその今日的意義は何なのか考え直す時期にきている。