Current History

New in Current History: Fonna Forman’s "Cities, Up Close" gathers 16 essays on how urban life absorbs global crises while generating resilience, imagination, and collective action. Read her introduction and explore the collection here: online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…

In our latest issue, Jon Gould argues declining trust in U.S. democracy reflects a belief that the powerful evade accountability. He makes the case for a national truth and reconciliation commission to lay the groundwork for rebuilding: online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…

The November 2026 issue of Current History is out now, featuring a collection on the future of cities prepared by Fonna Forman. Dive in: online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…

More than just ruins and grief: Sara Cincurova explores the “complexity and pain” of civilian life in Ukraine in her latest Dispatch for Current History -- free to read online now at UC Press: online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…

What happens when the state fails in its obligation to protect its own soldiers? Saira Mohamed explores the "hidden" side of civil-military relations in her essay for the September 2026 issue of Current History: online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…