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'''Brendan Peter Simms''', [[PhD]] (born in) is Professor of the History of |
'''Brendan Peter Simms''', [[PhD]] (born in) is Professor of the History of International Relations in the Centre of International Studies at the [[University of Cambridge]]. Simms completed his doctoral dissertation, entitled "Anglo-Prussian relations, 1804-1806: The Napoleonic Threat", at Cambridge under the supervision of Professor [[Tim Blanning]] in 1993. A Fellow of [[Peterhouse]], he lectures and leads seminars on international history since 1945.<ref>Brendan Simms' webpage at the Centre of International Studies, Cambridge [http://www.intstudies.cam.ac.uk/staff/simms-brendana.html]</ref> |
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Simms's research focuses on the history of European [[foreign policy]]. He is the author of a variety of books and articles on this subject, including ''Unfinest Hour: Britain and the Destruction of Bosnia'' (2001) and ''Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783'' (2007). In addition to his academic work, he also serves as the co-president of [[Henry Jackson Society|The Henry Jackson Society]], which advocates the view that supporting and promoting [[liberal democracy]] should be an integral part of Western foreign policy. |
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Revision as of 15:22, 29 September 2009
Brendan Peter Simms, PhD (born in) is Professor of the History of International Relations in the Centre of International Studies at the University of Cambridge. Simms completed his doctoral dissertation, entitled "Anglo-Prussian relations, 1804-1806: The Napoleonic Threat", at Cambridge under the supervision of Professor Tim Blanning in 1993. A Fellow of Peterhouse, he lectures and leads seminars on international history since 1945.[1]
Simms's research focuses on the history of European foreign policy. He is the author of a variety of books and articles on this subject, including Unfinest Hour: Britain and the Destruction of Bosnia (2001) and Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783 (2007). In addition to his academic work, he also serves as the co-president of The Henry Jackson Society, which advocates the view that supporting and promoting liberal democracy should be an integral part of Western foreign policy.