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Multiple international events unfolded, including high-level security talks in Munich, a decisive Bangladesh election result, Gaza school reopenings, and planned Kenya-Somalia checkpoint reopenings.
When members of the American Historical Association (AHA) gathered in Chicago for their annual conference from January 8-11, 2026, many hoped the professional society would condemn the undermining of education and historical research in the United States and abroad. While the majority of members who attended the conference's business meeting on January 10 voted in favor of two resolutions denouncing the destruction of education infrastructure in Gaza and attacks on core principles of education in the United States, respectively, the wins were short-lived.