Outside the system
Category: World War Two
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Lessons from Fire: What Hiroshima, Tariffs and Japan’s Rising Far Right Have in Common
On the 80th Anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and as Japan’s far-right surges, author Iain MacGregor reflects on what Japan must never forget
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Genocide: An Idea for our Times
After 80 years, Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin’s idea is more relevant than ever
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ECHR: The Peace Machine
Seventy-five years ago, Nuremberg prosecutor David Maxwell Fyfe – an artisan of the European Convention on Human Rights – spoke in Brussels of his fear that the high ideals of the victors would be forgotten. His grandson explores why his legacy matters now more than ever
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Resting Place: Marking My Grandmother’s Grave Helped Me Find My European Identity
Patrick Howse shares the story of three generations of his family – a tale of loss, discovery, conflict and plural identities
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Russia’s Long War and a Pivotal Moment in History
Canadian diplomat and politician Christopher Alexander argues that Putin is still fighting the wars of the 20th Century, and reversing his invasion of Ukraine could finally put those ghosts to rest
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What Does ‘De-Nazification’ Mean to Russians?
The rhetoric around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine serves to construct the other side as evil, helping to justify military aggression and human suffering, argue Dr Maren Rohe and Professor Sara Jones
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A War Christmas: What Exactly Are We Remembering?
Otto English explores how Remembrance Sunday has been commercialised and weaponised to feed hollow national myths
