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… el presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, y el comandante supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de … plebiscita nacional. Las FARC es el grupo guerrillero más grande en Colombia, y es uno de los grupos en todo el mundo … de bacrim, queda por verse. … Steven L. Taylor … Features … South & Central America … Colombia … Military/War/Peace … …

… remarked on the large numbers of highly educated young men and women who are thoroughly frustrated by the gap between the education they have attained and the jobs they have found. In one New York Times story, a … of Jerusalem. … Guy Laron … History News Service … Africa … Middle East … Egypt … Economics/Business/Trade … …

…   In geologic years, the Galapagos Islands are infants. Located on the perpetually moving Nazca tectonic plate, the islands were formed through repeated volcanic activity. Layer … old. … David Bernstein … Connecting History … Pacific … South & Central America … Environment … Animals … Science & …

… look at a key moment in the formation of the Chinese state and the Han identity. It highlights Chinese art, language, and ethnography. This ties into the state standards … Debate Data-Based Question Lesson Materials: … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Education … Ancient History … World …

… atomic bombing of two Japanese cities. Most reporters and commentators who write about Hiroshima and Nagasaki uncritically support the popular assumption … Maley III … Uday Hohan … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Military/War/Peace … Nuclear Power & …

… bombs dropped by the United States on  Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan at the end of World War II . On August … 2015, I was in Hiroshima for the anniversary of the bombing and was able to witness how the Japanese commemorate these … 2015] … David L. Hoffmann … Postcards … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Japan … World War II / WWII … Nuclear Power …

… where over eight million people are at risk from hunger and malnutrition. The Bush administration would be wise to heed Marshall's warning and rally the international community to increase food aid … Lambers … History News Service … Food & Agriculture … South Asia … International Organizations … …

… Although Americans today may take the tactical and operational brilliance of their military forces for … B. Breyfogle. Video production by Cody Patton, Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.  … Perhaps no historical … in the spring of 1942. … Peter Mansoor … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Military/War/Peace … Pacific … Philippines …

… 1929, following decades of civic unrest, internal warfare and repeated U.S. military interventions, the PRI, the … to several generations who preferred authoritarian rule and a centralized government to chaos. The PRI incorporated … New York. … Itai Sneh … History News Service … Mexico … South & Central America … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights …

… Marches by laid-off workers and the arrest of protest organizers in several Chinese … of the massive Tiananmen demonstrations that inspired and the June 4th Massacre that horrified television … Jeffery N. Wasserstrom … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights … …

… President in a runoff vote between incumbent Dilma Rousseff and challenger Aécio Neves. The race today is too close to … first round, Rousseff took 41.6% of the vote, Neves 33.6%, and environmentalist Marina Silva (who recently endorsed … to end the program. … Stanley E. Blake … Top Ten Origins … South & Central America … Brazil … Colonialism/Imperialism … …

… that helps Cuba, such as relaxed restrictions on travel and trade, helps Castro and therefore is abominable. Meanwhile, other Americans and … News Service … Diplomacy/International Relations … Cuba … South & Central America … Caribbean … Cold War … Easing Up …

… Some Americans recall the event with shame and express their fervent hope that nuclear weapons never be … some would consider state terror. We rightly expect Germany and Japan to confront painful episodes from their … Power & Weapons … United States … Japan … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Time to Confront the Ethics of Hiroshima …

… highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, poisoning tens of thousands of people in the middle of the night, most of whom were … production by Hannah Keller, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Laura Seeger.  Learn More: “40 Years of Confronting … in their homes. … Madhumita Dutta … Environment … India … South Asia … Colonialism/Imperialism … Decolonization … The …

… The war cost tens of thousands of lives, civilian and warrior alike. It was a war of atrocity, massacre, and … Luis … Colonialism/Imperialism … Mexico … Native America … South & Central America … Indigenous Communities … …

… de la compleja historia de México. En 1521, Hernán Cortés mando a el Capitán José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez a esta región empezando la era de colonización española. Orozco estableció un … 28 de febrero, 2019 … Eric Michael Rhodes … Postcards … South & Central America … Mexico … Colonialism/Imperialism … …

… revolutionary leader Augusto Nicolás Calderón de Sandino, a.k.a. Augusto “César” Sandino, proclaimed his manifesto extolling continued … intervention in his country. … Craig Verniest … Nicaragua … South & Central America … Colonialism/Imperialism … …

… time, the American press corps will find a better way of handling the complex cultural dimensions of Vietnam’s … Pacific. Eight years ago, what might be called the “burgers and bowling” storyline shaped reporting on Clinton’s trip. … … History News Service … Vietnam … China … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Diplomacy/International Relations … …

… signaled the re ‐ establishment of the Solomonic Dynasty and a sovereign Ethiopia.  Written by Andrew Carlson. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. … Dynasty and a sovereign Ethiopia. … Andrew Carlson … Africa … Ethiopia … Italy … Colonialism/Imperialism … …

… in order to prioritize a crackdown on gang activity and violence.  While President Nayib Bukele and the National Police reported very few homicides during … M. Huezo … Features … El Salvador … Military/War/Peace … South & Central America … Crime … Civil/Human Rights … …

… Great powers, like male dogs, tend to fight. It’s a reflex, and only a firm hand on the leash can prevent it. With nations, governments … Ryan … History News Service … Cold War … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … United States … …

… to the Venezuelan government, “The Monroe Doctrine is alive and well, it’s our hemisphere.” Bolton’s quote is the point of departure for Britta and Russell Crandall's survey of the nearly two and half … States … Mexico … Diplomacy/International Relations … South & Central America … Episodes of Ambivalent Empire …

… The Boxers, or  Yihequan (“Righteous and Harmonious Fists” in Chinese), arose in Qing  China  at … of the 20th century as a reaction against foreign influence and a rejection of  Western imperialism .  The Qing Dynasty, … … Colonialism/Imperialism … Decolonization … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Military/War/Peace … Christianity … The …

… AROUND THE WORLD Japanese Politics in Flux: Mixing Idealism and Realism ~fter almost forty years of relative stasis, the … in the maJonty for the first time since 1955. Both Japanese and foreign analysts are striving to understand the process of change and the path which the politics of …