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The Great WWI Controversy: Who Was to Blame?

A Panel Discussion on the Centennial

November 24, 2014
3:15pm - 5:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Thomas Weber
Speaker
Thomas Weber
Professor of History and International Affairs, University of Aberdeen; Director, Center for Global Security and Governance, University of Aberdeen
Charles S. Maier
Speaker
Charles S. Maier
Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University
Peter Gourevitch
Speaker
Peter Gourevitch
Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego
Graham Allison
Speaker
Graham Allison
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Chair

Alison Frank Johnson
Alison Frank Johnson
Professor of History, Harvard University; Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
 
November 24, 2014
3:15pm - 5:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

The origins of the First World War have aroused deep controversy for decades. On the centennial of the war, there is renewed interest in revisiting its origins. Was Germany to blame? Did Europe’s statesmen sleepwalk to war? In this panel discussion, leading historians and IR experts will weigh in on the debate and offer lessons for avoiding another great power conflict.

This video has now been uploaded to the CES YouTube channel

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