Representatives from NATO-aligned countries are wrapping up a gathering in Ohio to mark the Dayton Peace Accords that ended ...

I teach History of International Relations since 1648 to undergraduate students at the Department of Political Science and ...

The legal foundation of the Western nation-state did not take shape until the Treaty of Westphalia half a millennium ago. To identify civilizational history with Western history, Wen writes, ignores ...

When the Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers touched down in Greece at 1 a.m. May 18 for DEFENDER 25, they were traveling ...

When Malaysia assumes the Asean Chair in 2025, it does so with a unique historical and civilisational compass — one that points not only to the Pacific and ...

The 1648 Peace of Westphalia were two treaties signed by the Holy Roman Emperor, the France and Sweden kingdoms, the United Provinces, and various state rulers under the Holy Roman Empire. Before the ...

From the ashes of World War II, President Harry Truman helped create global institutions that have defined international ...

But history tells a different story. In 1648, European powers signed the Treaty of Westphalia, laying the foundation for the modern state system. This treaty affirmed the principle of sovereignty ...

They were built in the mid-17th century to a scale and complexity unknown in European wooden architecture before or since, following the provisions of the Peace of Westphalia, which concluded the ...

The Peace of Westphalia, signed in 1648, brought to an end the 30 Years’ War in Europe and laid the foundations for international diplomacy for nearly 400 years. The essence of the peace treaty ...

Most political scientists agree that contemporary international relations arose after the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Since then, international relations have undergone six stages, which we will ...