Events

The Oxford Cold War History Reading Group is an informal, discussion-based space for any graduate students interested in Cold War history, including politics, culture, diplomacy and global perspectives. We welcome all levels of familiarity with the topic.

This week's readings are:

• Primary:
  • Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin, The Mitrokhin Archive II: The KGB in the
    World (2005), Introduction, Chapters 3, 8, 11, 17-18, Conclusion
  • Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses and Robert McNamara, The White Redoubt, the Great
    Powers, and the Struggle for Supremacy (2017), Chapters 4-6
• Supplementary: 
  • Peter Wright and Paul Greengrass, Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a
    Senior Intelligence Officer (1987)
  • Alfred W. McCoy, The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
    (revised edition, 2003)

The meetings are convened by Naif Alrogi (naif.alrogi@nuffield.ox.ac.uk) and Anna Giluch (anna.giluch@wolfson.ox.ac.uk). Please get in touch with any questions.