<p>“We Don’t Call Them Wars Anymore,” explores the history of international intervention after the Second World War, and how the role of the United Nations has shifted over time.</p><p>We speak with Dr. Lydia Walker, Assistant Professor and Myers Chair in Global Military History at Ohio State University, and author of the multiple award-winning book ‘<em>States-in-Waiting: A Counter Narrative of Global Decolonisation’ </em>(Cambridge University Press, 2024). </p><p>In our conversation, you’ll hear how and why she pays attention to so-called “border walkers”, the historical actors involved in a UN Observer Mission in Kashmir, a region of conflict related to the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. The UN Kashmir mission was deemed successful precisely because no one outside the region knew it existed.</p><p>“So,” Dr. Walker asks, “What does it mean to have an observer mission that performs best when it’s unobserved?”</p><p>The scholarship suggested for consultation at (04:30) is: </p><p>Mridu Rai, “Kashmir: From Princely State to Insurgency,” Oxford Research Encyclopedias, Asian History, 2018.</p><p>Hosts: </p><p>PhD Candidate Caleb Woodall - Caleb’s research concerns the material and intellectual lives of America’s WW2 conscientious objectors. I am particularly interested in the ways in which gender shaped their experiences</p><p>PhD Candidate Megan Renoir - researches Indigenous sovereignty and land conflict. Megan’s recent publication looked at<em>“Recognition as Resilience: How an Unrecognized Indigenous Nation is Using Visibility as a Pathway Toward Restorative Justice.&quot; </em></p><p>Editing, production and cover art by Daisy Semmler. </p><p><br></p>