The Diplomacy of Decolonisation

The Centre for the Study of Internationalism recently welcomed Alanna O’Malley, Assistant Professor of History and International Relations at Leiden University, to talk on her book, The Diplomacy of Decolonisation: America, Britain and the United Nations during the Congo Crisis 1960-64. The book examines the role of the UN during the Congo Crisis from 1960 to 1964 and in her talk Dr O’Malley argued this was a pivotal moment in the Cold War. Through examining the divergent positions adopted by the US and Britain in response to the crisis, and the effect of this on relations, she demonstrated how the UN helped to position the crisis as a lightning rod for debates regarding decolonisation. The Centre for the Study of Internationalism provides an intellectual home for researchers from a range of academic disciplines with interests in internationalism, broadly conceived. For more information: https://centreforthestudyofinternationalism.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/the-diplomacy-of-decolonisation .