Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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History of international relations

International relations (IR) are the interactions among sovereign states. The scientific study of those interactions is also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs.

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CultureHistoryWars involving the United StatesAncient history of AfghanistanUnited States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries19th-century conflictsAncient MesopotamiaEurasian historyHistory of foreign trade in ChinaHistory of the foreign relations of the United StatesWorld Heritage Sites in China

  1. The Barbary Corsairs

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the sailors from around Europe and North Africa, licensed by the Barbary States to capture people to be sold into slavery until the 19th century.

    09 November 2023

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    Featuring: Joanna Nolan, Claire Norton, Michael Talbot

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    HistoryWars involving the United StatesUnited States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries19th-century conflictsHistory of international relationsHistory of the foreign relations of the United States

  2. The Silk Road

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Silk Road, the trade routes which spanned Asia for over a thousand years, carrying Buddhism to China and paper-making and gunpowder westwards.

    3 December 2009

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    Featuring: Frances Wood, Tim Barrett, Naomi Standen

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    CultureAncient history of AfghanistanHistory of international relationsWorld Heritage Sites in ChinaAncient MesopotamiaEurasian historyHistory of foreign trade in China