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Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard, 1718 depicting the battle between Blackbeard and Robert Maynard in Ocracoke Bay; romanticized depiction by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris from 1920.

Why Piracy Remains a Threat

… The anti-militarism of the 1780s gave way to a more nationalistic spirit, but as a concession to older attitudes … really state-sanctioned privateers whose profits went into national treasuries. Because Somalian pirates are not …
Olympic Broadcasting Services covering the men's 10 kilometre marathon swim at the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Big Game on the Small Screen: The Televised Transformation of Sport

… modernity, an effort that also included live international coverage via  short-wave radio broadcasts.   In an … and Notre Dame, which has always thought of its fan base as national rather than regional.   College Sports on the Small … the war fielding lucrative competing offers from multiple national networks as well as local channels in Chicago.   …
Captured soldiers along the march with their hands tied behind their backs

The Bataan Death March

… at the outset of the Bataan Death March. (Photo from National Guard) The troops immediately went on half rations; … march with their hands tied behind their backs. (Photo from National Archives) Japanese cultural attitudes made matters … carry comrades too weak to walk along the road. (Photo from National Archives) The news of the “Death March” eventually …
The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, which was constructed by the Umayyads in the 8th century.

Islamic Imperialism: A History

Review of Islamic Imperialism: A History, by Efraim Karsh (New Haven, Yale University Press, 2006)
… Nasser skillfully blended the competing demands of Egyptian nationalism and pan-Arabism. Egypt was portrayed as the … of the United Arab Republic in 1958, a nominal political union between Egypt and Syria, was Nasser's high-water mark. …
Cover of Famine: A Short History by Cormac Ó Gráda.

Famine: A Short History

Review of Famine: A Short History, by Cormac O Grada (Princeton University Press, 2009)
… for famine relief, including Venezuela in 1912, the Soviet Union in 1921, and Western Europe after World War II, though … of nutrition and medicine, the growing number of international famine relief organizations, falling food storage …

Two Popes and a Primate: The Changing Face of Global Christianity

… than ever before. Then Francis rapidly emerged as an international media star. His down-to-earth style, which included … serves as the spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the United … Jesus, with whom the Son of God came into some kind of union. But this position offended even many ordinary …
Motorcycle and sidecar with an advertisement for the Popolo d'Italia newspaper.

A Media King Becomes Prime Minister (Again)

… establishment and participate effectively in the European Union. When the “clean hands” magistrates investigated … were subsidized by patrons abroad, including both the Soviet Union and the United States and rake-offs from private …
The Fire of Rome, 18 July 64 AD, Oil on Canvas, Robert Hubert, 1785. In the Musee des Beaux-Arts Andre Malraux; Le Havre, France.

The Great Fire of Rome

… The Great Fire is an unquestionably important event in international history. For hundreds of years, it has signified a …
A dry ice bomb mid-explosion.

It’s Not How to Make a Bomb That’s the Problem, But Why

… on London’s public transport. In 1883, Irish-American nationalists made two attempts to set off clockwork dynamite … for the United Irishmen and the Clan-na-Gael, two Irish nationalist groups operating in the United States in the … Service. … Ann Larabee … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Terrorism … Internet … United Kingdom … It’s Not …
Close-up of the mural commemorating works of A.J. Muste on the War Resisters League Building in New York, New York.

"There Is No Way to Peace, Peace Is the Way": A.J. Muste and American Radical Pacifism

Review of American Gandhi: A.J. Muste and the History of Radicalism in the Twentieth Century, by Leilah Danielson (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014)
… itself to racist capitalism and surrendered to militaristic nationalism. By 1936, Muste left the labor movement behind … Party that was just as eager as the Republicans to build a national security state with an endless reach. America had …
Chris Anderson asks: "Will you run again?" Gore replies, "Ohh, you aren't going to get me on this one!"

But Gore Did Help Invent the Internet

… over a billion dollars to connecting computers into national networks linking universities, schools, and other … mid-1990s. In sponsoring his 1991 bill, Gore envisioned a national network that would "provide for teleconferencing, … and vice president was more important:  promoting a national policy to transfer defense-funded computer research …
Depiction of General Scott capturing Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.

Getting Away from the “Quagmire” Cliché

… It pitted Americans and South Vietnamese against the Soviet-supported North Vietnamese and their Vietcong … … John C. Pinhiero … History News Service … Global/Transnational … South & Central America … Mexico … …
2011 protest in New Jersey by Garden State Equality in support of same-sex marriage and against deportation of LGBT spouses.

Voting Away Others’ Rights

… heterosexual and homosexual couples the option of civil unions. In Arkansas, voters decided that gay and lesbian …