Curated Video
U.S.S. Constitution
With a fleet of just 22 warships, it was never going to be easy for the U.S. Navy to defeat the mighty British Royal Navy during the War of 1812. The enemy didn’t expect its secret weapon – the U.S.S. Constitution.
Curated Video
The Battle of New Orleans
After three years of bitter fighting between the United States and Great Britain, the War of 1812 concluded with the Treaty of Ghent. At least, it should have, because one final battle was about to be fought: the Battle of New Orleans.
Curated Video
Puppy Diplomacy and the Cold War
In 1961, a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy, the adorable pooch Pushinka, brought the men closer together. Did puppy diplomacy prevent an all out nuclear war?
Curated Video
Making Sense of ISIS
Historian Nile Green (UCLA) describes how adopting the model of religious economy allows us to make better sense of the difference between all manner of violent and non-violent religious sects.
Nature League
Exploring Nature In Other Disciplines | Compilation
Brit Garner presents a compilation of videos from Nature League's "Nature+" series, in which she explores nature in the context of other disciplines like diplomacy, engineering, and the performing arts.
Nature League
Nature + Diplomacy
In this special edition of Nature League, Brit explores nature in the context of diplomacy by sitting down with an international colleague, Theo Blossom.
Vlogbrothers
Syria in Five Minutes
In which Hank discusses the situation in Syria as deeply and completely as he can in five minutes. Negotiations are ongoing as to whether and how chemical weapons will be removed from Syria. This is an opportunity for the global...
Curated Video
Ousted ambassador: Removal aided shady interests
Former U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch opened the second day of Trump impeachment hearings Friday declaring that her abrupt removal by President Donald Trump's administration played into the hands of "shady interests the world...
Financial Times
What does a Biden presidency mean for China?
The FT's global China editor James Kynge and US national editor Edward Luce discuss how the relationship between the world's two superpowers will change once Joe Biden takes over as US president
The Wall Street Journal
What's Next?
With cyber threats ever changing, it is hard to predict the next flashpoint. To stay ready, here is what, and who, companies need to watch.
NASA
NASA | OIB Flights South 2014: Science and Diplomacy
Diplomacy requires knowledge of issues that matter to the people with whom you're speaking. Climate change is an issue that concerns everyone on Earth. As the official US representative to Chile, Ambassador Michael Hammer spent some time...
Curated Video
The Moscow-Washington Hotline: Avoiding Nuclear War with Russia
In 1962, the Moscow-Washington Hotline was established as a quick and accurate means of communication between two of the world's greatest superpowers. Since then, the technology used to facilitate this line of communication has changed...
Weird History
What Happened Immediately After The American Revolution Ended
What happened right after the Revolutionary War ended? It's easy to think the United States of America was born immediately after the British surrendered at Yorktown, but in truth it was a long, arduous process to transform the...
The March of Time
MOT 1951: WASHINGTON DC: Iranian Ambassador
WS Park w/ Capitol Building BG / Iranian Ambassador Nassrullah Entezam-O-Saltaneh (1900-1981) sitting at desk w/ two reporters SOT saying for 50 years oil exploited by foreign company employee discrimination time to end.
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 - Roosevelt Corollary (1904) And 16th Amendment
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...
Curated Video
Aethelflaed part 5: A Diplomatic Leader for Mercia
In 902, an army of Danes crossed into Mercia. Rather than battle, Aethelflaed and Aethelred chose a diplomatic solution, giving the Danes a bit of land to live and work and avoiding an armed conflict. Aethelred died soon after. The...
The March of Time
MOT 1951: AMERICA TRIES TO MEDIATE
Ambassador Henry F Grady EXT American Embassy in Iran / US Ambassador to Iran Henry F Grady (1882-1957) sitting in chair talking w/ others & Hossenala (name & likeness not confirmed) sitting on couch.
Next Animation Studio
Iranian attack boats swarm U.S. vessels in Persian Gulf
A group of Iranian vessels from the country's Revolutionary Guard harassed two U.S. Coast Guard ships for three hours in the Persian Gulf earlier this month.
Curated Video
Negotiating the Surrender of New Netherland
How two wives saved New Amsterdam from total destruction by English invaders through the power of negotiation.
The Wall Street Journal
Can North Korea Be a Normal Nation?
Chung-in Moon, special adviser for unification, foreign and security affairs to South Korean President Moon Jae-in shares his vision on North Korea with WSJ Coverage Planning Editor Elena Cherney.
History Hit
How were ancient China, India and Europe all connected?
When one thinks of the Ancient World you would be forgiven for instantly thinking of either the cultural glories of ancient Greece or the military might of the Roman Empire. Yet the Mediterranean and the Near East was just one part of a...
Curated Video
Israel-Iran conflict: Israel warns of new warfront with Iran
New ReviewIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning, claiming that Iran is actively developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking cities across the United States. The statement, made during a...
Curated Video
Iran-Israel tensions: Netanyahu claims Iran building ICBMs to hit US cities
New ReviewIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning, claiming that Iran is actively developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking cities across the United States. The statement, made during a...
Curated Video
Iran-Israel War: Israel Warns of New Warfront With Iran, Claims Iran Building ICBMs To Hit US Cities
New ReviewIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning, claiming that Iran is actively developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking cities across the United States. The statement, made during a...