Goldstein Gives Keynote at Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Erik Goldstein, Professor of International Relations and History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, delivered a keynote lecture on September 27, 2019 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic to an international conference convened to consider ‘The Frustrated Peace? The Versailles Treaty and its Political, Social and Economic Impact on Europe.”
The theme of Goldstein’s address was “Paris 1919 as a Catalyst for Innovation in International Relations.” He also delivered an invited public lecture at Charles University, Prague (founded 1348), on “Britain’s Plans for a Middle Eastern Empire, 1916-1923: Origins of Current Crises.”
Goldstein has written widely on international relations at the end of World War I, and is the co-editor of the forthcoming book, Of War and Peace: Aspects of British Policy and the Treaty of Versailles.
Erik Goldstein is the author of numerous works on the peace settlement, including two books, Winning the Peace: British Diplomatic Strategy, Peace Planning, and the Paris Peace Conference, 1916-1920 and The First World Wars Peace Settlements: International Relations, 1918-25.His research interests include diplomacy, formulation of national diplomatic strategies, the origins and resolution of armed conflict, and negotiation. He has published in numerous journals, including Review of International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, East European Quarterly, Historical Research, Historical Journal, Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, and the Hague Journal of Diplomacy.