James R Stocker
Biographic Data
| ID | 1403591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James R Stocker |
| GIVEN NAMES | James R |
| FAMILY NAME | Stocker |
| SIGNATURE | STOCKER J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity Washington University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
America's Cold Warrior
Beginning of Winter
The conflict that arose between Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh in 1988 festered throughout the final years of the Soviet Union and sparked a major war between the newly independent Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1992–1994. Most accounts of this period have suggested that the administration of George H. W. Bush took a largely hands-off approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but this article shows that in fact the Bush ad…
Divided by Terror
John Bodnar's previous works include books on public memory in twentieth-century America and on the historical memory of World War II. In his latest book, Bodnar examines the reaction of Americans to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and their aftermath. The author centers his analysis on the concept of patriotism, which he divides into two strands: “war-based” and “empathic” (p. 3). While this dichotomy seems deceptively simplistic on…
An Opportunity to Strike a Blow? The United States Government and the Armenian Apostolic Church, 1956–1963
This analysis examines the influence of the United States government on the internal conflict within the Armenian Apostolic Church and the transnational Armenian community between 1956 and 1963. During these years, American officials followed closely and occasionally intervened in this strife amongst various Armenian political parties and factions within the church. The intervention helped to shape the outcome of the struggle within the Church an…
Pamela E. Pennock. The Rise of the Arab American Left
The study of the history of Arab American political activism is currently experiencing a renaissance of sorts. Pamela E. Pennock’s The Rise of the Arab American Left: Activists, Allies, and Their Fight against Imperialism and Racism, 1960s–1980s, is a fine addition to recent books by Hani J. Bawardi on pre-1967 Arab American activism and Salim Yaqub on U.S. Middle East policy and Arab Americans in the 1970s. Drawing on extensive archival and inte…
A Historical Inevitability
This article examines Henry Kissinger's role in shaping US strategy towards the Palestinian issue between 1973 and 1976, focusing a series of direct and indirect covert contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization and its representatives during these years. Although scholars have correctly noted that Kissinger's Middle East policy concentrated on reconciling Israel with the Arab states, particularly Egypt, these contacts suggest an intent …
Accepting Regional Zero
Nuclear weapon free zones (NWFZs) were an important development in the history of nuclear nonproliferation efforts. From 1957 through 1968, when the Treaty of Tlatelolco was signed, the United States struggled to develop a policy toward NWFZs in response to efforts around the world to create these zones, including in Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Many within the U.S. government initially rejected the idea of NWFZs, viewing t…
Fulbright's Middle East
This article examines Sen. J. William Fulbright's views of and impact on U.S. policy toward the Middle East, particularly the Arab-Israeli conflict. It contributes to the literature on the history of U.S.-Middle East relations and the role of Congress in foreign policy. While Fulbright was not always (or even most of the time) successful in shaping debate and policy along the lines that he advocated, at several crucial junctures, he did have an i…
Origins of the Suez Crisis
It is a brave researcher who undertakes to re-examine a well-known story. Indeed, some might think that the origins of the 1956 Suez Crisis are about as familiar now as they can be from available d
No EEZ Solution
The discovery of oil and natural gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean Sea has the potential to exacerbate conflicts in the area. There are many possible ways to prevent this from happening, but each requires the states of the region to cooperate, which is unlikely for numerous reasons. This article reviews the various conflicts that have emerged or are emerging over this issue and suggests possible solutions
Diplomacy as counter-revolution? The ‘moderate states’, the Fedayeen and State Department initiatives towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1969–1970
Explanations for the Nixon administration's policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict have generally concentrated on US relations with the United Arab Republic and Israel, which are portrayed as the focal points of American strategy in the region. This article argues that the fate of the moderate Arab states, particularly Jordan and Lebanon, also played an important role in motivating the State Department's two major diplomatic initiatives during …
The Lebanese Army
No EEZ Solution
The discovery of oil and natural gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean Sea has the potential to exacerbate conflicts in the area. There are many possible ways to prevent this from happening, but each requires the states of the region to cooperate, which is unlikely for numerous reasons. This article reviews the various conflicts that have emerged or are emerging over this issue and suggests possible solutions
Accepting Regional Zero
Nuclear weapon free zones (NWFZs) were an important development in the history of nuclear nonproliferation efforts. From 1957 through 1968, when the Treaty of Tlatelolco was signed, the United States struggled to develop a policy toward NWFZs in response to efforts around the world to create these zones, including in Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Many within the U.S. government initially rejected the idea of NWFZs, viewing t…
Origins of the Suez Crisis
It is a brave researcher who undertakes to re-examine a well-known story. Indeed, some might think that the origins of the 1956 Suez Crisis are about as familiar now as they can be from available d
Diplomacy as counter-revolution? The ‘moderate states’, the Fedayeen and State Department initiatives towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1969–1970
Explanations for the Nixon administration's policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict have generally concentrated on US relations with the United Arab Republic and Israel, which are portrayed as the focal points of American strategy in the region. This article argues that the fate of the moderate Arab states, particularly Jordan and Lebanon, also played an important role in motivating the State Department's two major diplomatic initiatives during …
The Lebanese Army
Diplomacy as counter-revolution? The ‘moderate states’, the Fedayeen and State Department initiatives towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1969–1970
Explanations for the Nixon administration's policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict have generally concentrated on US relations with the United Arab Republic and Israel, which are portrayed as the focal points of American strategy in the region. This article argues that the fate of the moderate Arab states, particularly Jordan and Lebanon, also played an important role in motivating the State Department's two major diplomatic initiatives during …
No EEZ Solution
The discovery of oil and natural gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean Sea has the potential to exacerbate conflicts in the area. There are many possible ways to prevent this from happening, but each requires the states of the region to cooperate, which is unlikely for numerous reasons. This article reviews the various conflicts that have emerged or are emerging over this issue and suggests possible solutions
Origins of the Suez Crisis
It is a brave researcher who undertakes to re-examine a well-known story. Indeed, some might think that the origins of the 1956 Suez Crisis are about as familiar now as they can be from available d
Accepting Regional Zero
Nuclear weapon free zones (NWFZs) were an important development in the history of nuclear nonproliferation efforts. From 1957 through 1968, when the Treaty of Tlatelolco was signed, the United States struggled to develop a policy toward NWFZs in response to efforts around the world to create these zones, including in Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Many within the U.S. government initially rejected the idea of NWFZs, viewing t…
Fulbright's Middle East
This article examines Sen. J. William Fulbright's views of and impact on U.S. policy toward the Middle East, particularly the Arab-Israeli conflict. It contributes to the literature on the history of U.S.-Middle East relations and the role of Congress in foreign policy. While Fulbright was not always (or even most of the time) successful in shaping debate and policy along the lines that he advocated, at several crucial junctures, he did have an i…
A Historical Inevitability
This article examines Henry Kissinger's role in shaping US strategy towards the Palestinian issue between 1973 and 1976, focusing a series of direct and indirect covert contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization and its representatives during these years. Although scholars have correctly noted that Kissinger's Middle East policy concentrated on reconciling Israel with the Arab states, particularly Egypt, these contacts suggest an intent …
An Opportunity to Strike a Blow? The United States Government and the Armenian Apostolic Church, 1956–1963
This analysis examines the influence of the United States government on the internal conflict within the Armenian Apostolic Church and the transnational Armenian community between 1956 and 1963. During these years, American officials followed closely and occasionally intervened in this strife amongst various Armenian political parties and factions within the church. The intervention helped to shape the outcome of the struggle within the Church an…
Pamela E. Pennock. The Rise of the Arab American Left
The study of the history of Arab American political activism is currently experiencing a renaissance of sorts. Pamela E. Pennock’s The Rise of the Arab American Left: Activists, Allies, and Their Fight against Imperialism and Racism, 1960s–1980s, is a fine addition to recent books by Hani J. Bawardi on pre-1967 Arab American activism and Salim Yaqub on U.S. Middle East policy and Arab Americans in the 1970s. Drawing on extensive archival and inte…
Divided by Terror
John Bodnar's previous works include books on public memory in twentieth-century America and on the historical memory of World War II. In his latest book, Bodnar examines the reaction of Americans to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and their aftermath. The author centers his analysis on the concept of patriotism, which he divides into two strands: “war-based” and “empathic” (p. 3). While this dichotomy seems deceptively simplistic on…
Beginning of Winter
The conflict that arose between Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh in 1988 festered throughout the final years of the Soviet Union and sparked a major war between the newly independent Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1992–1994. Most accounts of this period have suggested that the administration of George H. W. Bush took a largely hands-off approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but this article shows that in fact the Bush ad…
America's Cold Warrior
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