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Oct 14, 2024 | 
socialstudies.org | Iain Anderson |Farina King |Christopher Clark |Trico Blue
A classroom examination of Cherokee perspectives during the Civil War can challenge stereotypes and highlight Indigenous agency while linking historical narratives to the present. A teacher of second-grade students in an economically disadvantaged and racially and linguistically marginalized elementary school, shares her experience carrying out an inquiry-focused lesson about Indigenous People’s Day.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
hiddencompass.net | Christopher Clark |Moriah Costa |Shoshi Parks
Ad Free. Reader Funded. Your contribution supports our partnership with the author of this piece. On top of their article pay, 50% of all contributions go directly to this journalist. Photo Essay Under a leaden sky, the Captain Cook pulls away from Saigon’s bustling colonial port, passing between long rows of painted fishing boats that rock in its wake, then gathers speed as it forges out into the South China Sea.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
squirepattonboggs.com | George N. Grammas |Christopher Clark |Kevin A. Hoppin
On July 29, 2024, the US Department of State published a new proposed rule to revise the definition of defense service in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR parts 120-130, “ITAR”) in the Federal Register. Interested parties are invited to submit comments to the State Department through September 27, 2024.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
lexology.com | George N. Grammas |Christopher Clark |Amjad Wakil
On June 12, 2024, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed additional export control measures against Russia and Belarus by expanding the scope of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) sectoral sanctions. The amendments to the EAR were issued in conjunction with the issuance of sanctions against over 300 individuals and entities by the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of State.
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May 24, 2024 | 
wvgazettemail.com | Christopher Clark
In 1999, the Charleston Municipal Auditorium was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Simply put, “historic” means “old and worth the trouble.” It applies to a building that’s part of a community’s tangible past. And though it may surprise some that old buildings can offer opportunities for a community’s future, this is why we should take a breath before demolishing the Charleston Municipal Auditorium.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
fivebooks.com | Julian Jackson |Jackie Wullschlager |Christopher Clark
To start with, tell me a bit about this prize, set up in 1956 in honour of the British diplomat and author Duff Cooper, I believe. It’s looking for the best nonfiction books of the year, is that right? It’s a very long-established prize and has had an extraordinary list of winners over the years. We wanted our winners to last, and they have done. That’s what we have in mind. We’re looking for nonfiction books. I suppose that they would count as very literary nonfiction books.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
cepa.org | Catherine Sendak |George Packer |Christopher Clark
Catherine Sendak is the Director of the Transatlantic Defense and Security program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). She was previously the Vice President for Policy and Projects for Business Executives for National Security (BENS). From 2018 to 2021, Sendak was the Principal Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
fivebooks.com | John Vaillant |Jennifer Homans |Jeremy Eichler |Christopher Clark
For people who haven’t come across the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction before, could you start by telling us what kind of books you, as judges, were looking for? We aren’t looking for any one type of book, it doesn’t have to be (say) memoir or about the news—about war or climate change. What we were going for—the criteria which we established right at the outset—were originality of topic and of approach. Has someone gone for a different, interesting way of getting into a subject?
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Sallye Leventhal |Christopher Clark |Simon Montefiore |Jonathan Eig
Dive into the best new history from highly lauded authors. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart. Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849 Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849 Please enable javascript to add items to the cart. History that parallels the real world in the most harrowing ways.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
lithub.com | Christopher Clark |David Grann |Katja Hoyer
Interviews with Some of Today’s Finest Writers of Nonfiction This year’s longlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize spans the globe and spans centuries, encompassing a diverse selection of some of the best nonfiction published in 2023. With the help of archives and interviews, the books on this year’s longlist examine topics ranging from the Chinese Cultural Revolution to the impact of ultra-processed foods on human health. Below, the longlisted authors answer some of our questions and tell us a...
