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A Century of U.S. Relations with Iraq

… some five hours later. This departure of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. … government took very little interest in Mesopotamia (Greek for "land between the rivers," in reference to the basin … peaceful, and progressive foundation. While this latest effort to remake Iraq achieved certain markers of …
Man at march holding sign that reads "Make America NATIVE Again"

Indigenous Peoples' Day: A Conversation

… People. Dr. Jacob is the Intercultural Specialist for Native American and indigenous Students and Dr. Rivers … Dr. Dr. Daniel Rivers: Thank you so much and welcome to our webinar for Indigenous Peoples' Day. It's … there's that opportunity to engage. You can go and actually visit the Newark Earthworks Center over in Newark. They do …

Killing the Arctic

… is more, climate conditions there serve as a bellwether for planetwide trends. Indeed, rather than simply … patterns in the south, Arctic meteorology has increasingly come to affect them. The Arctic’s terminal decline, then, … via the northern coasts of Scandinavia and Russia—paid a visit to the Greenland ice cap. During this journey, he …
June 4th, 2014, at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park (Photo by the author)

Remembering Tiananmen: The View from Hong Kong

… In between memory and forgetting, there is commemoration . On June 4, 1989 a … reported that only a few family members were allowed to visit the graves, and Zhang Xianling of the Tiananmen …
Ukrainian soldier with blue and yellow ribbon overlay

Understanding the War in Ukraine: Insights from the Recent Past, 1991—Present

… European Languages and Cultures and Director of the Center for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies. This lecture is a part of the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies' … 2001, Bush and Putin had a summit meeting, which included a visit by Putin to Bush's ranch in Texas. But relations …
Globe on a plate with knife and fork next to it

Diet for a Large Planet

… choices and agricultural systems is causing problems both for human health and the health of our planet. Solutions … Nicholas Breyfogle: Welcome to Diet for a Large Planet by The Ohio State University. I'm an … Diet for a Large Planet …
Haze obscuring image of rooftops in China

The Greening of China?

… great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita basis). Simultaneously, it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable … environment, and what global role China might play in the coming years in confronting climate change. ( Image Source ) …
Moskvitch 3 vehicles roll off the assembly line at JSC Moscow Automobile Plant Moskvitch, 2022.

Sanctions on Russia: Impact and Efficacy

… damaging sanctions against the Russian state, its companies, and its citizens. The sanctions were intended to … and inflict such a high economic cost that it could not afford to continue the war.  As the war grinds on, Russia’s … origin have come at a cost. Kommersant , a major Russian newspaper, reported in late 2022 that defective microchips …

"Y'En A Marre!" (We're Fed Up!): Senegal in the Season of Discontent

… On June 23, 2011, I arrived for a morning of research in Senegal's national archives, in … starting. [Y'En A Marre] want change and their patience has come to an end. Prices are too high, the power fails all the … toward the U.S. President George W. Bush made a celebrated visit to the country in July 2003 in the wake of the Iraq …
bowl of pills with a black background

The Past and Future of the Global War on Drugs (Prologued, Season 2, Finale)

… on Prologued...   Alexander Aviña  So it's a really, like, complex, messy matrix, right? So I don't want to say that there was no drug interdiction effort in Guerrero - there was. But it wasn't the primary … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit the episode descriptions for citations to background …
Troops of the French 2nd Armored Division parade down the Champs-Élysées on 26 August 1944

The Liberation of Paris

… four years of Nazi occupation. Following a week of guerilla combat between Resistance fighters and the occupying German … governor and commander of the city’s German garrison, formally surrendered to the Allies. After four years of … destroying it, remains undeniably compelling to all who visit Paris today. American soldiers from the U.S. 4th …

Justice Denied: The Killing of Trayvon Martin in Historical Perspective

… After deliberating for sixteen hours, the jurors in  State of Florida v. George … Tallahassee hours earlier. Waiting for the verdict had become unbearable. On the charge of second-degree murder, the … in the sleepy town a few days when he and several buddies visited a convenience store to purchase candy and cold …
Crowds of people in Kyiv, Ukraine

The Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine, Part I

… Crimea was absorbed into Russia, and what the future holds for Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula. ( Image Source ) … Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone produced by Origins: Current Events in …

The Politics of International Adoption

… violence, malnutrition or disease. Ten million is hard to comprehend. Nor is it any easier if we break it down: thirty … and perhaps even to flourish. The fact that many of those efforts fail does not subtract from the need to remain … countries in question: orphanages, and the street. I have visited orphanages in several Asian countries; no child …
Government of National Unity in 2009. Left to right: Arthur Mutambara, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, and Thabo Mbeki.

A Lesson for South Africa? Zimbabwe’s Path to Multi-Party Rule

… (ANC) failed to secure a majority vote, leading to the formation of a Government of National Unity (GNU) for the … 1965 to official independence in 1980.   Political factors complicated matters. Since the early 1960s, the British … used currency following Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s visit to the U.S. in 2009, and it has remained so to date. …

China Dreams and the “Road to Revival”

… 29, 2012, newly appointed General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping gave a speech that would … Although the term had already entered popular use before Xi’s speech, “China Dream” has since become a lynchpin … if couched in the language of censure—could prompt visitors to the exhibit today to reflect on the injustice …

1989 Twenty Years On: The End of Communism and the Fate of Eastern Europe

… congregated in streets and squares and demanded the end of communist rule. These are indelible images deeply impressed … to communism in Europe. Throughout 2009, countries from the former Soviet Bloc have attempted to recapture some of that … sense of this shift from wonders to worries, one must revisit the history of communism, explore its collapse, and …
Pope Leo XIV in the popemobile at his inauguration, 2025.

Faith, History, and the City of God in the 21st Century

… Rome . If  warnings of the imminent rise of superhuman AI come to pass, he may be the last pontiff crowned during the … confessed to reporters. These times “present a challenge for all of us but it is one that we should not run away … respect for natural order and human limitations is worth revisiting.  As AI datacenters threaten to surpass the  energy …
illustration of woman getting cow pox variolation

Top Ten Origins: Vaccination

… in Europe and the World Health Organization recently called for increased vaccination campaigns in the region. In the … child as a man stands outside with a cow (from the Wellcome Trust). The term vaccination comes from variolae vaccinae , or “smallpox of the cow,” …
Rodin's "The Thinker"

Reaching Beyond the Ivory Tower

… the public intellectual in today’s world. (And don’t forgot to pop over to our Connecting History blog to read … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … right.   Jessica Adler    I'm Jessica Adler , currently a visiting researcher at Tufts University and I'll be starting …

Population Bomb? The Debate over Indian Population

… than our entire population," Bush argued that the demand for "better nutrition and better food" among this massive … the early nineteenth century, when the British East India Company controlled an increasing swath of territory across … People eating, people washing, people sleeping. People visiting, arguing, and screaming. People thrusting their …
The almshouse at Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

Top Ten Origins: Housing the Poor

… home is the single greatest expense in most people’s lives. For non-homeowners, rent usually takes up the largest share … in Silicon Valley (where even people with six-figure incomes may qualify for housing subsidies) have attracted … of Homeowners: Ciudad Kennedy President John F. Kennedy visits El Techo housing project, Bogotá, Colombia, 1961 On …

Requiem: Detroit and the Fate of Urban America

… I saw the ad on a real estate web site a week ago. For sale: 3952 Chatsworth Street, Detroit, Michigan. A five … the phalanx of government programs that made our world comfortable: the labor laws that gave our fathers the … crying. We'll still talk, we tell each other. We'll come to visit. Nothing will change. And we believe what we're …
Marchers for the Equal Rights Amount, holding banner that reads "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex"

The Equal Rights Amendment: Then and Now

… , and Katherine Marino . Find out why it stalled and how for nearly a century the ERA has garnered both passionate … Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … happen legislatively and congressionally if we do have to revisit this 35 state versus 38 state timeframe. I agree, of …