Research
The Soviet Union’s global ports and flexible web-like naval strategy: Case studies of Antsiranana and Tivat
The International Journal of Maritime History 2021, Vol. 33(1) 209-231 Rinna Kullaa Abstract: This article contributes to the history of the Soviet Union and global naval history by comparing two examples of naval ports across the European and African continents: Tivat in Yugoslavia and Antsiranana in Madagascar. Comparison of the utilization and construction of…
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Switzerland vs. Sweden: Cold War Neutrality and Capitalism in Non-Aligned Asia, 1945-1991
Dr. Sandra Bott´s (University of Lausanne) project Cold War Neutrality and Capitalism in Non-Aligned Asia, 1945-1991 aims to better understand how Switzerland’s political and economic history has been embedded in the histories of non-aligned and non-communist Asia in a crucial historical phase marked by the imbrication of the Cold War and decolonization processes.
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