How the United States used its position as the world's leading scientific and technological power to rebuild European scientific practices and institutions and align them with American interests during the first two decades of the Cold War.
John Krige Books
John Krige explores the intricate relationship between science, technology, and global power dynamics, particularly in the context of the Cold War and postwar reconstruction. His work delves into how societal structures and geopolitical forces shape the trajectory of scientific inquiry and its dissemination. Krige's scholarship offers profound insights into the complex interplay of scientific advancement, technological innovation, and international relations, illuminating historical processes through a unique lens.
Knowledge Regulation and National Security in Postwar America
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The book examines the evolution of US "deemed export" regulations, which govern the dissemination of sensitive unclassified technical information, particularly regarding foreign scientists from perceived adversarial nations. Authors Mario Daniels and John Krige argue that these export controls have significantly influenced American national security, foreign policy, and trade discussions since 1945. They highlight the growing involvement of universities and research institutions in these regulations, emphasizing that classification is just one of several critical tools developed in the post-war period to manage knowledge flow.
Sharing Knowledge, Shaping Europe
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
How America used its technological leadership in the 1950s and the 1960s to foster European collaboration and curb nuclear proliferation, with varying degrees of success.
This volume studies the links between politics and science during the 20th century, based on the example of the large US foundations. If the 20th century can be regarded in many ways as the »American Century«, then the large US foundations such as Carnegie, Rockefeller and Ford played a major role in this development. And yet they weren´t simply stooges for official US power politics. The circumstances surrounding their actions were much more complicated and made great demands of the philanthropy of the day. This volume with articles in English and German shows the course of US philanthropy in Europe in the time between the world wars and following World War II; it demonstrates how Europe became the setting for continually new versions of the postwar political and scientific landscape.