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Portrait of Francisco Franco in 1964 from Biblioteca Virtual de Defensa

The Death of Franco

… brought to the fore. During the war, Franco’s so-called Nationalist forces pursued a campaign of systematic … The grave contains 26 republicans who were killed by nationalists in August-September 1936 . Taken together, … rights violations. Although illegal under current international regulations, Spain’s Amnesty Law has remained in …
soldiers in Iraq

Can Iraq Learn to Live in Peace?

… disarmament clauses of the Versailles treaty in 1936. International reaction was mixed but ultimately limited to a few … … History News Service … Middle East … Iraq … Global/Transnational … Diplomacy/International Relations … Japan … Germany … Can Iraq Learn to …
Cover of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend by Richard Stoneman.

Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend

Review of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend, by Richard Stoneman (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2008)
… to us via Firdausi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings), Persia's national epic written in the tenth century. Here Alexander's … Greek folklore, noting that even today Alexander lives as a national figure in Greek culture and politics. Stoneman's …
A displaced woman sits on a bed next to the remnants of her burnt house in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, 2014. UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID

Sahelian Arabs and their Role in the Sudan War

… to be disarmed.  In July 2008, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed  genocide charges against the … It may have lessened a bit, but according to Amnesty International, ongoing conflicts between Arab and non-Arab groups …
Photo of a healthcare worker holding an elderly person's hand.

Ducking Out on Retiree Benefits

… largest companies headed off political solutions such as national health insurance and more progressive public pensions. Outflanked, liberals and unions eventually accepted the system of employer-provided …
2013 St. Patrick's Day parade in Wappingers Falls, New York.

The Wearing of the Rainbow

… found ways to weave ever more disparate groups into the national fabric. Surely we have a long way to go in pursuing …
Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War from Kennan to Kissinger, by Bruce Kuklick book cover.

Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War from Kennan to Kissinger

Review of Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War from Kennan to Kissinger, by Bruce Kuklick (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006)
… failed to see the big picture, in that they did not see Soviet encroachments as a response to the possibility of … success to sound advice, rather than the fact that the Soviets had been bluffing. They misread the crisis as a … … United States … Cold War … Vietnam War … Diplomacy/International Relations … Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War …
Views of the White Tower in Thessaloniki, Greece.

A Postcard from Thessaloniki, Greece

… Christians who would eventually be counted as “Greek.” This nationalist transformation occurred in 1912, when troops … three buildings that once served as mosques. However, Greek nationalists tore down the distinctive minarets that defined …

Baptized in the Jordan: Restoring a Holy River

… Jordan River where holiness, pollution, hydropolitics, and national boundaries collide. Source of Holy Water and … has been extensively analyzed from the perspective of international relations, international law, politics, geography, history, hydrology, …
John Kerry addressing reporters in 2015.

What’s a Convention For, Any More?

… Sen. John F. Kennedy, making his initial appearance in the national limelight. Kennedy came up just short of Kefauver … Yet the era of genuine grassroots participation in the national political process seems over, regardless of whether …

Dry Days Down Under: Australia and the World Water Crisis

… lamented dairy farmer Malcolm Adlington in 2009 to a National Geographic reporter. Not long ago, Anna Creek in … for birds whose migratory patterns tend not to respect national boundaries. Australia is the breeding ground for … and Management Program and the Wonga Wetlands offer an internationally renowned example of urban Australians trying to …
Hurricane Elena photographed from Space Shuttle Discovery, September 1, 1985

Rough Weather Ahead

Review of Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina, by Stuart B. Schwartz (Princeton University Press, 2015)
The South Carolina State Capitol.

Trent Lott Should Be History

… on the Republicans' illegitimate cousin at a family reunion.   In 1948, Strom Thurmond led a secession from the … voices — the Center for the Advancement of Capitalism, National Review, and the New Republic's former editor, …
PPI Drug Testing by Cambodia, PPI Network, CC BY 2.0, Flickr

Pro Sports Can Run, But They Can’t Hide

… Sports have received extensive government assistance at the national, state and local levels. It’s dishonest for … had threatened to kill him. If we discover that our national pastimes are filled with doped-up players, athletes …