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UN forces crossing the 38th Parallel in 1950.

Why We Need to Rearm Iraq

… the Iraqis to defend themselves now, because if we don’t, history suggests, America will have to pay even more in the … of Predation and Balancing" (2003) and is a writer for History News Service. … History News Service …
Electoral college results from the 2008 presidential election.

Break Up the States?

… John Tyler would approve. K. R. Constantine Gutzman teaches history at John Jay College, City University of New York, and is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
1911 portrait of King George V, ruler of the British Empire.

The Risks of Unilateralism

… a physician in Lawrence, Mass., with an interest in British history. He is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
A 1963 photo of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem.

In Bethlehem, Persisting Hope

… in the region. Dr. Jonathan Goldstein is a professor of history at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
Anti-draft protest outside the Department of Justice in 1967.

The Draft — for Democracy

… a steady supply of manpower. The most famous draft in history was the levee en masse of 1793 that provided … of Predation and Balancing" (2003) and is a writer for History News Service. … History News Service …
The Tower of David in the Old City of Jerusalem.

A Peace Plan That May Be Worse Than War

… in the region. Dr. Jonathan Goldstein is a professor of history at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
The Dalai Lama speaking in front of Tibet's flag.

A New Chance for Peace in Tibet

… allow them to move ahead. A. Tom Grunfeld is a professor of history at SUNY/Empire State College, the author of "The … of Modern Tibet" (2nd edition, 1996), and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, by Judith Herrin Book Cover

Byzantium for Dummies

Review of Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, by Judith Herrin (Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2008)
… of Byzantium, inspired her to write this general history. Byzantium holds an interesting place in history, as the continuation of the Roman Empire from the … to write a political, cultural, religious, and economic history spanning a thousand years in a volume that will not …
A plume of smoke rising from a neighborhood in Beirut following an Israeli strike in 2006.

Why Israel’s Campaign Will Likely Fail

… in vain. Michael H. Creswell is in associate professor of history at Florida State University. The author of "A … Cold War Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
The "Bridge of No Return" that crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

Avoiding a Pearl Harbor in Korea

… has failed before. Jonathan Dresner teaches Asian and world history at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, and is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
President LBJ's "Midnight Address" on the 2nd Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964.

Remember the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

… path of war. Donald R. Shaffer teaches 19th-century U.S. history at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, and he is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
A "bucket brigade" works to clear rubble and debris on September 14, 2001.

United We Stand? The Unequal Costs of Mobilization

… hands of the few. Rachel Buff is an assistant professor of history at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
Philippoteaux - Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag.

The Challenges of 1848 Reprised in the Middle East Today

… failed revolutionaries leaving their countries behind?   History suggests it is much too early to call upheavals in … cynical in 2011. Tim Roberts is an associate professor of history at Western Illinois University.  He is the author of … History News Service …
President George W. Bush with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley in 2006.

Is Iraq Vietnam?

… options. David Kaiser is the Stanley Kaplan Professor of History and Leadership Studies at Williams College, and the … Origins of the Vietnam War" (2000). He is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
A map showing China and the United States

Another Cold War? China This Time?

… and policymakers would do well to recall some of this history when dealing with China. So then should we bow to … Chinese dragons. Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the … History News Service …