Hamburg was, literally, a dry run for what came later; the aim was to maximise the number of barbecued civilians by, among ...

Giving into demands may not save U.S. universities, writes one scholar who has studied the experiences of Germany in the ...

Accordingly, UNSC Resolution 143 (1960) led to the establishment of the United Nations Operation in the Congo (known by its ...

The Nigerian Army recently sent a task force to the South-East to hunt for recruits. The team led by Brigadier-General Chima ...

Many American universities, widely seen globally as beacons of academic integrity and free speech, are giving in to demands from the Trump administration, which has been targeting academia since it ...

Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, despite US attempts to broker a ceasefire. Russia has repurposed history to build its ...

It was hard to miss the note of alarm in a Hill headline on “Neo-Ottoman Turkey’s triumph over its regional rivals.” “Turkey,” Washington policy analyst Andrew Latham warned, “has carved out a new ...

The Village Voice looks at "phantom utopias," lies told by today's despots to conjure memories of great autocratic times that never existed.

US President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head by stage actor John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford’s Theatre ...

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago ...

For the North Vietnamese, the S-75 was more than a weapon—it was a symbol of their ability to adapt and resist despite ...

Living parallel lives, they counselled presidents and changed the course of the cold war. How would they steer America today?