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… Protestants. Evangelical-Catholic relations have come a long way over the last generation, but for all their … affirming what these two branches of Christendom hold in common. And in the best-selling Christian novel, “Left … their warm feelings for the late pope to his stand against communism, his commitment to Christian orthodoxy and his …

… Charter helped to win World War II and, later, to defeat communism. But that unique alliance is in trouble now … in broad terms their joint humanitarian, strategic and commercial goals.  The agreement signaled an end to American … Monetary Fund.   Today, the United States and Britain compete economically and have different interests. In …

… became the top trending hashtag on Twitter after the combination of smoke from Amazon forest fires, a weather … tribes had been destroyed, and the number of Nambikwara, studied by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss, had been … government recruited and relocated 55,000 “rubber soldiers” who also received payment from the U.S. government to …

… and insufficient pressures by the U.S. and Soviet superpowers to deter regional military violence. Laron … administrations that deemed the application of force a welcome distraction from domestic problems. At the same time, … but also offer rewarding reading experiences to public audiences with much patience and stamina. …

… most valuable colonial possessions in an era of uncertain communications and increased European competition. It also … trade routes to protect and only a handful of trained soldiers, ships, and funds to protect them with, even the most … privateering commissions of their own. The Council of the Indies authorized the first official Spanish fleet in the …

… prohibits all military activity? The unlikely source of common ground lies in the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. This … prize for the United States — and a preview of things to come. By the 1990s, aerial inspection would become a … Korean side are nearly 700,000 troops and 37,000 U.S. soldiers. North Korea also possesses a growing missile …

… had very recently joined forces with the celebrated Tajik commander Ahmad Shah Massoud to establish the "Northern … nothing demonstrates the essentially "backward" or "medieval" nature of Afghan society more than its treatment of … and society—scantily clad western women flaunting their bodies and their open sexuality are seen as a foundational …

… Historians have come to love the milestone anniversaries of significant … underway proposing settlements in Ireland, the West Indies, Guiana, Newfoundland, and New England. Jamestown was … well crafted narrative that should appeal to many audiences with tales of adventure, piracy, warfare, struggle, …

… economic distress wrought by swashbuckling capitalism. As Commanders-in-Chief and liberal Protestants, the … liberators in the age of revolution. Britons regularly bandied their slave trade ban as proof that they remained at … might have required containment, but for Niebuhr, any superpower utterly convinced of its transhistorical role …

… of Ukraine: Russia cannot be an empire without Ukraine and coming to terms with Ukraine’s separate nationhood is a … Both Russians and Ukrainians look back to the mighty medieval empire of Kyivan Rus′, which accepted Christianity in … the first Orthodox monastery and graves of legendary medieval knights. For Russians after 1991, this foundational …

… to keep close tabs on them. Spying on dissidents has become official policy since police departments were advised … I. Other “scares” followed. From 1938 to 1945 Rep. Martin Dies of Texas, no defender of civil liberties, chaired the House Un-American Activities Committee and pursued domestic “enemies.” With the onset of …

… anti-democratic, inefficient, and a symbol of legislative incompetence. Liberals in the earlier post-World War II period … that civil rights organizations in the 1950s placed committee and filibuster reform at the top of their … the “imperial” power of the presidency. Given that a supermajority — that is, 60 votes — is needed to pass …

… devoid of animal or plant life. This initial isolation, combined with its location at the confluence of three … sexual arousal and copulation to rearing, socializing, and diet. For example, since tortoises’ sex is …

… The Grateful Dead. Acid, also known as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a powerful hallucinogen that elicits a … supply of synthetic Psilocybin (the active psychedelic ingredient in “magic mushrooms”) from Sandoz pharmacy. In the … author Tom Wolfe brought the Acid Tests to a much wider audience with the publication of his book The Electric …

… returned home but evaded murder charges because he committed the crime outside of Hong Kong’s jurisdiction. He … in 2012 waving Hong Kong’s colonial flag. Unrest has only become more intense and widespread over the summer, including … its window to the outside world. Cover of Worker-Peasant-Soldier Pictorial magazine in 1970, during the Great …

… for new nuclear weaponry. The U.S. refusal to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to eliminate nuclear test … and the United States aren’t on the same page when it comes to dealing with Iran. Great danger also exists in …

… is over. There will be celebrations, and peace will be welcomed by the ordinary people of Ulster. But as the great … poet William Butler Yeats once observed, sometimes “peace comes dropping slow.” History stands like a ghost at the … Ireland’s underground armies revolve around who has purest commitment to the cause, and Gerry Adams and Martin …

… surface of this dispute is a fundamental clash between the competing claims of national sovereignty and universal human … Throughout the 1990s, the basic distinction between soldiers and civilians all but disappeared in places such as … from $114 million to $57 million. After the end of the bloodiest century in human history, the “international …

… As the president made his way to the train, chatting companionably with Secretary of State James G. Blaine, a man … body for two and half months. Surrounded by his family, he died on September 19, 1881, plunging the entire nation into … ballot, Congressman and Senator-Elect Garfield emerged as a compromise candidate, ultimately winning the nomination on …

… cloud was detected over Sweden did the full extent become known to the authorities in the Soviet Union’s capital … for “nature”: humans or radioactivity? Some scientific studies indicate an abundance of wild life, especially large … Jim Green, “Chernobyl - how many died?” The Ecologist , 26th April 2014 …

… allows us to reflect on such important ideas as justice, communal violence, and political legitimacy. Like any civil … views among Creek people concerning the direction of their communities. But the civil war was also about justice. … 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend (and making McIntosh a brigadier general). But the victorious faction of Creeks soon …

… North to share collections. Ironically, it was the shortcomings of a UNESCO convention that brought M’Bow to this … context. Collecting, in this sense, could involve soldiers, missionaries, colonial administrators, African … objects always had an aesthetic appeal for western audiences, the twentieth century saw a significant broadening …