Biomedicine, Scientific Internationalism, and the Containment of Soviet Power
27 March 2026, Daniele Cozzoli
By the end of the Second World War, Britain and the United States discontinued their scientific and technological collaboration with the Soviet Union.…...

Zoological colour on HMS Beagle: Charles Darwin’s chromatic language
27 March 2026, Joyce Dixon
On 25 April 1832 the Royal Navy vessel HMS Beagle was anchored in the blue waters of Botafogo Bay, Brazil. The naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was leaving...

When is a bullet too deadly to use?
19 June 2026, Maartje Abbenhuis
When is a bullet too deadly to use? When it is banned in the law of war. But why, in a world of deeply violent weapons, would a bullet be considered too violent The post When is a bullet too deadly to use? first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....

Building an Air Force: The Air Corps and the Formation of US Airpower
16 June 2026, Phillip S. Meilinger
The United States entered World War II ill-prepared. This was typical—to avoid preparing for war until it occurred. At that point, herculean efforts The post Building an Air Force: The Air Corps and the Formation of US Airpower first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....

The Fraying Bonds of Peace
26 March 2026, William Mulligan
As we live through the transformation of the post-Cold War international order, politicians, diplomats, and scholars have fastened upon the pre-First World The post The Fraying Bonds of Peace first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....