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Haile Selassie in 1942

Emperor Haile Selassie I Returns Triumphant to Ethiopia

… and 107 Ethiopians were killed. Even though an international team had established that Walwal was in fact 150 … populations. This use of chemicals violated the international treaty of Montreux, which Italy had signed in 1928, …
President Bush makes remarks in 2006 during a press conference in the Rose Garden about Iran's nuclear ambitions and discusses North Korea's nuclear test.

Fighting a War in Name Only

… war on terror? The question answers itself.  Dedicating the National World War II Memorial last month, President Bush … of our democracy.  Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of international relations at Boston University and writes for the …
Cover of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer by Wendell E. Pritchett.

Invisible Man

Review of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City: The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer , by Wendell E. Pritchett (University of Chicago Press, 2008)
El 5 de julio por S. Davies, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

What’s Really At Stake in the Venezuelan Election

… of American States, the Carter Center, the European Union, and thousands of international electoral observers, there should be no question of … a capitalism in their countries that benefited labor unions and workers. Chavez’s charismatic hold on the vast …
Mr. Ernesto Zedillo, Chair GDN Board of Directors, kicks off the 10th annual GDN conference.

Broken Promises in Mexico

… the major business associations, professional groups, labor unions, and peasant organizations. Public resources are … … Francis Adams … History News Service … Diplomacy/International Relations … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights … …
Greek troops with a machine gun during the war

The Greco-Turkish War

… committed by both sides did not go unnoticed by the international community and spawned numerous humanitarian relief … government, withdrew its support. Into this vacuum, the Soviets began providing munitions to the revolutionary … for the Greeks and was a strategic victory for the Turkish National Movement. For the Greek forces, this defeat …
Martha last passenger pigeon

100 years have gone by... still no Passenger Pigeons

… The Last Passenger Pigeon," Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History "The Flight of the … Pigeon, Now 100 Years Extinct," by Krishnadev Calamur (National Public Radio, September 1, 2014) "Century After … And Scientists Hope to Bring Them Back," by Carl Zimmer ( National Geographic , August 31, 2014) "Why the Passenger …
In order, India’s Indira Gandhi, Pakistan’s Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Bangladesh’s Mujibur Rahman

After Midnight

Review of Midnight’s Descendants: A History of South Asia Since Partition, by John Keay (New York: Basic Books, 2014)
Photo of FDN & ARDE Frente Sur Commandas in the Nueva Guinea zone of Southeast Nicaragua, 1987

The Imperial Presidency Pushes Back

Review of Iran Contra: Reagan’s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power, by Malcolm Byrne (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2014)
The Battle of Waterloo, 1815

Winning and Losing at the Battle of Waterloo

… €2.5 coin. France's objections generated widespread international ridicule, particularly in the United Kingdom. … striking given that Britain, which left the European Union after a contentious 2016 referendum, never actually … On the eve of Waterloo's bicentennial, the tension between national pride and international cooperation remains no less …