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… Fossey’s observations of the reclusive mountain gorilla in Rwanda were detailed in her popular book Gorillas in the Mist and she worked tirelessly throughout her career to … production by Katherine Weiss, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Laura Seeger. … image of a gorilla that was intelligent, family-oriented and peaceful. …

… the past 250 years to offer historical insights for understanding present-day China and its possible development. Restless Empire extends the … revolutionaries, missionaries, businessmen, students, and workers, are examined and considered as the crucial … Review of Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750 , by Odd Arne Westad (New York: …

… Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. … Rwanda … Africa … Justice for the Rwandan Genocide …

…   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 by layer, the islands have risen off the ocean floor, forming a chain that is … The youngest, westernmost islands are still volcanically active and are thought to be no …

… Normal Trade Relations with the People's Republic of China and Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's recent visit to New York … of a familiar United States-China two-step. Pundits and politicians once again denounced the Beijing regime's abysmal human rights record. Jiang and other Chinese Communist Party officials countered that …

… Liberation War, a short-lived conflict between India and Pakistan that established the People’s Republic of … Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.     … Liberation War, a short-lived conflict between India and Pakistan. …

… 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 … for them to get married. Many others complained of low pay and underemployment. While the protesters in Liberation …

… Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Audio production by Paul … team includes: Editors Nicholas Breyfogle, Steven Conn and David Steigerwald; Managing Editors Cameron Givens, Damarius Johnson, and Brionna Mendoza; Copyeditor Sarah Brady Siff; Article …

… 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 … the church, the army, the professional-business class, the landowners, the urban middle class and the trade unions. It …

… atomic bombing of two Japanese cities. Most reporters and commentators who write about Hiroshima and Nagasaki uncritically support the popular assumption … use of atomic bombs was absolutely necessary to end the war and save American lives. Many journalists also proclaim the …

… 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 … of the global struggle against terrorism. Osama Bin Laden and remnants of Al-Qaida are likely hiding in Afghanistan or …

… had ruled Japan since 1600. The collapse of the Tokugawa and handover to the new Meiji regime was swift and largely peaceful, resulting in the Restoration’s … Restoration, or Meiji Ishin, occurred on January 3, 1868, and marked the return of the Japanese emperor to a position …

… surrendered on August 13, 1521. The war cost tens of thousands of lives, civilian and warrior alike. It was a war of atrocity, massacre, and systematic violence. By the end, a few thousand … South & Central America …

… that helps Cuba, such as relaxed restrictions on travel and trade, helps Castro and therefore is abominable. Meanwhile, other Americans and Cubans increasingly think it’s time for major steps, not … South & Central America …

… 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 … when trying to make sense of outbursts of unrest in China, and this is what Western journalists did earlier this year …

… 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 Neves) 21.32%. As one of the largest and economically most important countries in the world, the …

… 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 … Zocalo: a la izquierda se ven niños de edad escolar practicando el futbol; a la derecha una demuestra de la danza …

… 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 … II. Now it's our turn. Conservatives today are the natural candidates to take the lead in confronting our most painful …

… This lesson plan focuses on the genocide in Rwanda that occurred in 1994 when the Hutu government targeted the Tutsi population and Hutu moderates who were against the government. Students … teacher will assess their learning with a check for understanding. Once completed with the assessment, the students …

… of Chinese defeat in the face of British imperial power and commercial interests. China wanted to stem the flow of … trade” in pursuit of vast profits. China lost the battle and opium continued to flow. But by the First World War … When the League of Nations came into being in 1920, nations and empires began to prioritize anti-drug trafficking laws …

… 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 must do the restraining. But it is very easy, and often politically rewarding, just to let the leash slip … East Asia & Southeast Asia …

… 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. The idea conveyed in words and backed up with photos of Chinese eating Big Macs and …

… the most infamous places on earth.  In the United States and across much of the globe many see Guantanamo Bay as … Terror:"  habeas corpus violations, human rights violations and torture   Few, however, have any sense of the history of … Bay, how the United States came to own a piece of Cuba, and how that naval base has functioned over the past …