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Nicaragua - Dictatorship Restored?
directed by Sven G. Hansen and Jens Pedersen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 52 mins
Nicaragua - Dictatorship Restored? focuses on the preparations for the 2011 elections. While Nicaragua’s Constitution does not allow leaders to serve consecutive terms, Ortega organizes his campaign by manipulating friendly Supreme Court judges into circumventing the national law. To win reelection, Ortega perse...
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directed by Sven G. Hansen and Jens Pedersen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 52 mins
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Nicaragua - Dictatorship Restored? focuses on the preparations for the 2011 elections. While Nicaragua’s Constitution does not allow leaders to serve consecutive terms, Ortega organizes his campaign by manipulating friendly Supreme Court judges into circumventing the national law. To win reelection, Ortega persecutes members of the opposition, intimidates public employees, and abuses state resources. Several activists representing the 'youth mo...
Nicaragua - Dictatorship Restored? focuses on the preparations for the 2011 elections. While Nicaragua’s Constitution does not allow leaders to serve consecutive terms, Ortega organizes his campaign by manipulating friendly Supreme Court judges into circumventing the national law. To win reelection, Ortega persecutes members of the opposition, intimidates public employees, and abuses state resources. Several activists representing the 'youth movement' initiate a protest against Ortega's unconstitutional candidacy, but despite their efforts, he wins reelection. Nicaragua - Dictatorship Restored? is a vivid reminder of quickly power can corrupt and undermine youthful ideals.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Sven G. Hansen, Jens Pedersen
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Daniel Ortega, 1945-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Elections, Political commentary, Somoza Government Overthrown, Nicaragua, July 19, 1979, Law, Transitional Justice, Humanities, Nicaraguans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Pedersen & Co. All rights reserved.
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No Miracles: The Failure of Soviet Decision-Making in the Afghan War
written by Michael R. Fenzel, 1967- (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2017), 193 page(s)
The Soviet experience in Afghanistan provides a compelling perspective on the far-reaching hazards of military intervention. In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev decided that a withdrawal from Afghanistan should occur as soon as possible. The Soviet Union's senior leadership had become aware that their strategy was unraveli...
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written by Michael R. Fenzel, 1967- (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2017), 193 page(s)
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The Soviet experience in Afghanistan provides a compelling perspective on the far-reaching hazards of military intervention. In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev decided that a withdrawal from Afghanistan should occur as soon as possible. The Soviet Union's senior leadership had become aware that their strategy was unraveling, their operational and tactical methods were not working, and the sacrifices they were demanding from the Soviet people and military...
The Soviet experience in Afghanistan provides a compelling perspective on the far-reaching hazards of military intervention. In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev decided that a withdrawal from Afghanistan should occur as soon as possible. The Soviet Union's senior leadership had become aware that their strategy was unraveling, their operational and tactical methods were not working, and the sacrifices they were demanding from the Soviet people and military were unlikely to produce the forecasted results. Despite this state of affairs, operations in Afghanistan persisted and four more years passed before the Soviets finally withdrew their military forces.In No Miracles, Michael Fenzel explains why and how that happened, as viewed from the center of the Soviet state. From that perspective, three sources of failure stand out: poor civil-military relations, repeated and rapid turnover of Soviet leadership, and the perception that Soviet global prestige and influence were inexorably tied to the success of the Afghan mission. Fenzel enumerates the series of misperceptions and misjudgments that led to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, tracing the hazards of their military intervention and occupation. Ultimately, he offers a cautionary tale to nation states and policymakers considering military intervention and the use of force.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Michael R. Fenzel, 1967-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Topic / Theme
Afghanistan and its Borders, Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion and Civil War, Afghanistan Conflict (1980 -- ), Military aid, Military occupation, Decision making, Wars in Afghanistan, April 27, 1978–, Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan, 1978-1992, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Red Lines
directed by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002 and Oliver Lukacs, fl. 2013; produced by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Spark Media (District of Columbia: Spark Media, 2014), 1 hour 39 mins
The news from the Middle East worsens daily into a nightmare scenario - one eerily foretold in 2012 as two young, unlikely Syrian activists launch a radical plan for bringing democracy to their country. Under threat of death, they organize when no one else will. Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, of...
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directed by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002 and Oliver Lukacs, fl. 2013; produced by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Spark Media (District of Columbia: Spark Media, 2014), 1 hour 39 mins
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The news from the Middle East worsens daily into a nightmare scenario - one eerily foretold in 2012 as two young, unlikely Syrian activists launch a radical plan for bringing democracy to their country. Under threat of death, they organize when no one else will. Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict taking us from the trenches to geopolitical jockeying and becoming, along the way, a sear...
The news from the Middle East worsens daily into a nightmare scenario - one eerily foretold in 2012 as two young, unlikely Syrian activists launch a radical plan for bringing democracy to their country. Under threat of death, they organize when no one else will. Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict taking us from the trenches to geopolitical jockeying and becoming, along the way, a searing exposé of an ongoing inhumane crisis.
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World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Spark Media
Author / Creator
Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Oliver Lukacs, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Spark Media
Person Discussed
Bashar al-Assad, 1965-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Political violence, Political demonstrations, Revolutions, Syrian Civil War, 2011-, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Syrians, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Rise of the Nazis, Season 3, Episode 1, The Downfall: Episode 1
directed by Alice Smith, fl. 2011; produced by Rosy Rickett, fl. 2009 and Helen Sage, fl. 2000, 72 Films, in Rise of the Nazis, Season 3, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2022), 55 mins
At the end of March 1945, with the German Army utterly depleted and Hitler’s circle of trust rapidly shrinking, Hitler invites a group of Hitler Youth to the Reich Chancellery gardens to be congratulated. These are the people upon whom he now relies – children. Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse, and wit...
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directed by Alice Smith, fl. 2011; produced by Rosy Rickett, fl. 2009 and Helen Sage, fl. 2000, 72 Films, in Rise of the Nazis, Season 3, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2022), 55 mins
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At the end of March 1945, with the German Army utterly depleted and Hitler’s circle of trust rapidly shrinking, Hitler invites a group of Hitler Youth to the Reich Chancellery gardens to be congratulated. These are the people upon whom he now relies – children. Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse, and with Berlin under daily bombardment, Hitler has permanently retreated to his bunker, a series of 30 cramped rooms under the Reich Chancell...
At the end of March 1945, with the German Army utterly depleted and Hitler’s circle of trust rapidly shrinking, Hitler invites a group of Hitler Youth to the Reich Chancellery gardens to be congratulated. These are the people upon whom he now relies – children. Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse, and with Berlin under daily bombardment, Hitler has permanently retreated to his bunker, a series of 30 cramped rooms under the Reich Chancellery where night and day merge into one. As his life becomes increasingly bizarre, Hitler and Joseph Goebbels look for signs from German folklore that fate will intervene.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rosy Rickett, fl. 2009, Helen Sage, fl. 2000, 72 Films, Kate Fleetwood, 1972-
Author / Creator
Alice Smith, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Rise of the Nazis
Speaker / Narrator
Kate Fleetwood, 1972-
Person Discussed
Heinrich Himmler, 1900-1945, Eva Braun, 1912-1945, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
Suicides, Political criticism, Politicians, Military defeats, Betrayal, Invasions, War, Nazism, World War II, 1939-1945, Russians, Germans
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Rouge Parole
directed by Elyes Baccar, 1971-; produced by Joëlle Rubli, fl. 2011, Elyes Baccar, 1971- and Nicolas Wadimoff, 1964-, Akka Films (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2011), 1 hour 35 mins
ROUGE PAROLE is the story of the Tunisian popular revolution, emotionally told by its heroes through both their silence and their clamors. It is the story of Freedom, summoned by History.
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directed by Elyes Baccar, 1971-; produced by Joëlle Rubli, fl. 2011, Elyes Baccar, 1971- and Nicolas Wadimoff, 1964-, Akka Films (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2011), 1 hour 35 mins
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ROUGE PAROLE is the story of the Tunisian popular revolution, emotionally told by its heroes through both their silence and their clamors. It is the story of Freedom, summoned by History.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joëlle Rubli, fl. 2011, Elyes Baccar, 1971-, Nicolas Wadimoff, 1964-, Akka Films
Author / Creator
Elyes Baccar, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Person Discussed
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 1936-
Topic / Theme
Tunisian Revolution, December 18, 2010 - January 14, 2011, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2011 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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Saga for the Wasted Opportunities
directed by Ralitza Dimitrova, 1962- (Sofia, Sofiya Grad Region: B Plus Film, 2018), 1 hour
Almost a century has passed since the signing of the Treaty of Neuilly near Paris. And every year since that century Bulgarians have made protest demonstrations waved flags, lit torches, and uttered fiery tirades against the selfishness of the great powers, against the selfish greed of our neighbors. And seventy y...
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directed by Ralitza Dimitrova, 1962- (Sofia, Sofiya Grad Region: B Plus Film, 2018), 1 hour
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Almost a century has passed since the signing of the Treaty of Neuilly near Paris. And every year since that century Bulgarians have made protest demonstrations waved flags, lit torches, and uttered fiery tirades against the selfishness of the great powers, against the selfish greed of our neighbors. And seventy years since the Treaty of Paris. With this film, we want to look more objectively at these events in our recent history, which in no sma...
Almost a century has passed since the signing of the Treaty of Neuilly near Paris. And every year since that century Bulgarians have made protest demonstrations waved flags, lit torches, and uttered fiery tirades against the selfishness of the great powers, against the selfish greed of our neighbors. And seventy years since the Treaty of Paris. With this film, we want to look more objectively at these events in our recent history, which in no small measure determined the uneasy and not very happy fate of Bulgaria in the 20th century. Through the eyes of a fictional person who witnessed the signing of both the Treaty of Nice and the Treaty of Paris in 1947.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Ralitza Dimitrova, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
B Plus Film
Topic / Theme
World War I, 1914-1918, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and the Balkans Borders, Military strategy, Social movements, Political geography, Political events, History, Political boundaries, Treaty of Paris, February 10, 1763, Treaty of Nice, March 10, 2001, Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine, Politics & Policy, Political Movements, Border Protest, Border Disputes, Bulgarians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000...
World War I, 1914-1918, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and the Balkans Borders, Military strategy, Social movements, Political geography, Political events, History, Political boundaries, Treaty of Paris, February 10, 1763, Treaty of Nice, March 10, 2001, Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine, Politics & Policy, Political Movements, Border Protest, Border Disputes, Bulgarians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Sahara
produced by Pedro Perez Rosado (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2010), 50 mins
Shot on location in refugee camps and liberated territories, this compelling documentary covers the Polisary guerrilla rebellion, the effects of Spanish colonialism on Western Africa, the phosphate conflict between Morocco and Mauritania and reveals and uncertain future awaiting the people of the Sahara.
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produced by Pedro Perez Rosado (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2010), 50 mins
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Shot on location in refugee camps and liberated territories, this compelling documentary covers the Polisary guerrilla rebellion, the effects of Spanish colonialism on Western Africa, the phosphate conflict between Morocco and Mauritania and reveals and uncertain future awaiting the people of the Sahara.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pedro Perez Rosado
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Chip Taylor Communications
Topic / Theme
Government, Politics, Ethnic Studies
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A Shared Prize (Burma/Thailand)
directed by Joan Salvat; produced by Sylvia Pairo (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 32 mins
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition to the military regime in Burma, and Dr. Cynthia Maung are two strong, brave and socially-committed Burmese women, who have been fighting for years to change things in Burma. They have been awarded the International Catalonia Prize. We look at the personalities and the wo...
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directed by Joan Salvat; produced by Sylvia Pairo (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 32 mins
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Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition to the military regime in Burma, and Dr. Cynthia Maung are two strong, brave and socially-committed Burmese women, who have been fighting for years to change things in Burma. They have been awarded the International Catalonia Prize. We look at the personalities and the work of the two women who have devoted their lives trying to gain freedom for their people. Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest...
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition to the military regime in Burma, and Dr. Cynthia Maung are two strong, brave and socially-committed Burmese women, who have been fighting for years to change things in Burma. They have been awarded the International Catalonia Prize. We look at the personalities and the work of the two women who have devoted their lives trying to gain freedom for their people. Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest for 18 years without having ever been put on trial. She cannot make phone calls, receive visitors or use the Internet. Her only contact with the outside world is the radio. She was not able to attend the International Catalonia Prize awards ceremony in just the same way as she was prevented from going to Stockholm to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. The report also shows the work of Dr. Cynthia Maung, who fled from Burma, as did tens of thousands of people, after the first major popular uprising against the military regime in 1989. Dr. Maung opened a small clinic on the Thai-Burmese border, which has become an important healthcare centre treating the poor and illegal immigrants.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sylvia Pairo
Author / Creator
Joan Salvat
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
SW Pictures
Person Discussed
Cynthia Maung, fl. 1989-2008, Aung San Suu Kyi, 1945-
Topic / Theme
Burma and Thailand Border, Prisoners of war, Refugees, Burma-Myanmar Conflict, 1982-2008, Politics & Policy, Current Affairs, Burmese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Slaves of the Sword, Slaves of the Sword: Ariel Sharon
directed by Paul Jenkins, fl. 2002; produced by Noemi Schory, fl. 2000 and Liran Atzmor, Belfilms, in Slaves of the Sword (First Hand Films, 2003), 57 mins
"Sharon, when it comes to the essence, represented the policy of all Israeli governments only without obscuring fluff or evasive words. The reliance on naked, brutal power when dealing with the Palestinians, using provocations and short-sighted tactics, Sharon was back in the 50s when those methods were generally...
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directed by Paul Jenkins, fl. 2002; produced by Noemi Schory, fl. 2000 and Liran Atzmor, Belfilms, in Slaves of the Sword (First Hand Films, 2003), 57 mins
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"Sharon, when it comes to the essence, represented the policy of all Israeli governments only without obscuring fluff or evasive words. The reliance on naked, brutal power when dealing with the Palestinians, using provocations and short-sighted tactics, Sharon was back in the 50s when those methods were generally accepted and even applauded. Sharon has shaped the map of Israel and the territories, changing it almost to the point of no return. Eve...
"Sharon, when it comes to the essence, represented the policy of all Israeli governments only without obscuring fluff or evasive words. The reliance on naked, brutal power when dealing with the Palestinians, using provocations and short-sighted tactics, Sharon was back in the 50s when those methods were generally accepted and even applauded. Sharon has shaped the map of Israel and the territories, changing it almost to the point of no return. Ever since the 1973, Yom Kippur War, he was compared to Napoleon, a comparison he accepted with grace. There is a historic theory that claims that every revolution ends in Bonapartism, the arrival of the populist adventurer who destroys the achievements."
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Noemi Schory, fl. 2000, Liran Atzmor, Belfilms
Author / Creator
Paul Jenkins, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
First Hand Films
Series
Slaves of the Sword
Person Discussed
Ariel Sharon, 1928-2014
Topic / Theme
Settlements, International relations, Lebanon War, July 12-August 14, 2006, Yom Kippur War, October 6-26, 1973, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Jews, Arabs, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Social Media's Role in Times of War
(Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 7 mins
Stanford Internet Observatory Research Manager Renee DiResta tells Emily Chang about how propaganda can spread on social media platforms after Twitter announced it would put labels on other state-affiliated media outlets in the coming weeks. She also explains why she thinks TikTok is worse when it comes to disinfo...
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(Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 7 mins
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Stanford Internet Observatory Research Manager Renee DiResta tells Emily Chang about how propaganda can spread on social media platforms after Twitter announced it would put labels on other state-affiliated media outlets in the coming weeks. She also explains why she thinks TikTok is worse when it comes to disinformation than Facebook or Twitter.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
News story
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Bloomberg L. P.
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