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Alex Mikaberidze has been studying and writing on the Napoleonic Wars and Middle Eastern history for many years. He recently completed a ten year project writing on the global impact of the Napoleonic wars. We spoke about the Napoleonic wars, Napoleon, the War of 1812, and the process of writing the book.
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0:43 – Alex talks about how he became interested in the Napoleonic Wars.
2:32 – Alex talks about the languages he knows and its applications to this research.
3:33 – Alex talks about how his history of the Napoleonic Wars is different from other books on the subject.
9:07 – Alex talks about the various impacts of the Napoleonic Wars.
12:45 – Alex talks about the economics of the Napoleonic Wars.
16:58 – Alex talks about the importance of Napoleon in everything that happened in this period.
20:45 – Alex talks about why Napoleon made himself Emperor and what effects that had.
25:56 – Alex talks about how some Russians were happy that Napoleon made himself an Emperor.
27:06 – Alex talks about Napoleon not being a warmonger and his immense intellectual curiosity.
29:38 – Alex talks about Napoleon being a micro-manager.
32:46 – Alex talks about why the Russians did not surrender to Napoleon when he took Moscow.
38:41 – Alex discusses what might have happened if Napoleon had abolished serfdom in Russia.
39:31 – Alex talks about the military changes engendered by the Napoleonic Wars.
41:24 – Alex talks about changes in the Ottoman military.
43:22 – Alex talks about changes in the Iranian military.
45: – Alex talks about the political changes caused by the Napoleonic Wars especially with Spain and its colonies.
49:16 – Alex talks about what countries gained the most and lost the most from the Napoleonic Wars.
51:49 – Alex talks about British wins in India and Africa due to the wars. He discusses the rise of Russian power after the Napoleonic Wars.
54:58 – Alex talks about how badly France, Spain, and Portugal ended up after the wars.
56:49 – Alex talks about how he did his research and the main archives her used.
58:20 – Alex talks about the places he visited for his research.
1:01:00 – Alex talks about the tug of war between modernization and tradition during the Napoleonic Wars.
1:03:28 – Alex talks about Napoleon’s refusal to make a compromise deal in 1813.
1:05:51 – Alex about the writing and publishing process.
1:09:57 – Alex talks about research into the Louisiana Purchase and American and Russian competition in western North America.
1:14:33 – Alex can be found on facebook and on the Louisiana State University Shreveport website.
https://www.lsus.edu/alexander-mikaberidze
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Guests: Alexander Mikaberidze
Host: Cris Alvarez
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Nicholas Michael Sambaluk is an assistant professor of military science and technology. He has a degree in history and has recently published his fourth book which focuses on cyber warfare. We discussed the history of cyber warfare and current issues.
0:57 – Nick talks about why he wrote a book on cyber warfare.
2:47 – Nick talks about historical cyber attacks from 1986 and early 2000s
8:26 – Nick addresses the use of cyber attacks prior to kinetic conflict.
11:06 – Nick talks about the national infrastructures for cyber warfare.
12:29 – Nick talks about the myths and realities about cyber warfare.
20:52 – Nick talks about the development of the internet.
23:19 – Nick talks about the ways in which hackers infiltrate systems.
26:22 – Nick compares Russian activity between 2007 and now.
30:50 – Nick talks about cyber warfare targeting civilians rather than just military.
32:53 – Nick talks about social media issues.
34:45 – Nick talks about the resources he used.
36:25 – Nick talks about the cyber actors nations are using for cyber warfare.
41:38 – Nick talks about the Geneva convention and its applicability to cyber conflict.
44:35 – Nick expands on cyber warfare assumptions and attribution.
47:07 – Nick defines the term attribution.
50:40 – Nick talks about social media and politics.
51:58 – Nick talks about future analysis of historic cyber attacks.
56:33 – Nick can be found on twitter @historyncontext.
Links of interest
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https://twitter.com/historyncontext
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Guests: Nicholas Michael Sambaluk
Host: Cris Alvarez
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