The Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) is part of the
History and Public Policy Program at the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Project was founded in 1991 with the support of the
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and is located in
Washington D.C.
Mission
As part of its mission, the CWIHP supports full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
, seeking to integrate new sources, materials and perspectives from the former
Communist bloc
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc (Combloc), the Socialist Bloc, the Workers Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was an unofficial coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were a ...
with the
historiography of the Cold War. In particular, it disseminates new information and perspectives from previously inaccessible sources from the former Communist world on the history of the Cold War.
It also seeks to transcend barriers of language, geography, and regional specialization to create new links among scholars interested in Cold War history.
The CWIHP also promotes publications pertaining to findings, views, and activities related to the Cold War; houses the Virtual Archive, the largest collection of translated, archival documents from the former communist bloc, and hosts international scholarly meetings, conferences, and seminars.
Funding
The CWIHP is funded by grants from the
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the
Henry Luce Foundation, the
Smith Richardson Foundation, the
Leon Levy Foundation and many others.
Publications
The Project publishes the CWIHP Bulletin and the CWIHP Working Paper Series, as well as e-dossiers (collection of archival documents), briefing books, etc. The CWIHP Working Paper Series is designed to provide an outlet for historians associated with the Project who have gained access to newly available archives and sources and would like to share their results, especially submissions by junior scholars from the former Communist bloc who have done research in their countries' archives and are looking to introduce their findings to a Western audience.
References
External links
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