The Rise of the Right

<p>From the beginning of the Cold War, a network of U.S. conservatives dreamed of an international anti-communist revolution. Rather than overthrowing communist regimes directly, they instead pinned their hopes on armed groups who could topple communist states from within.</p> <p>In this episode, we explore the ideology of anticommunist internationalism and how it connects to today’s American far-right.  </p> <p><a href="https://www.hartwick.edu/people/kyle-burke/">Kyle Burke</a> is an assistant professor of history at Hartwick College. He is the author of “<a href= "https://northcarolina.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469640730.001.0001/upso-9781469640730">Revolutionaries for the Right:</a> Anticommunist Internationalism and Paramilitary Warfare in the Cold War”</p> <p><a href="https://www.cna.org/experts/thomas_d">Dawn Thomas</a> is the Co-Director of CNA’s <a href= "https://www.cna.org/centers-and-divisions/ipr/emo">Center for Emergency Management and Operations.</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>