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A vision for the future of the US Space Command for 2020: a space-based high-energy laser destroys a terrestrial target.

Rumsfeld May Spark Space Weapons Debate

… U.S. military researchers were busy inventing new weapons for the next war. The new Secretary of Defense, Donald H. … launching deadly fighter and torpedo planes. Even as newspapers reported investigations of “the munitions makers” … which plan to test the next generation of bombs on computers rather than under the ground. But who’s paying …

Fear and Loathing Around the World: The Rise of the New Populism

… in the Room by Marc Horger In 2011, I penned an article for this publication on the subject of populism in American … the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, delivering sharp comic material about his recently released long-form birth … and Samar Islands in November 2013, then-Mayor Duterte visited within days and coordinated his own aid effort, …

All Politics is Local: Understanding Boko Haram

… government. First Lady Michelle Obama making a plea for the return of the Chibok girls, 2014 “[We] need . . . to … The consensus among many academics, journalists, and commentators is that Boko Haram is an Islamist organization … from Mali, North Africa, Egypt, and the Saharan oases visited the region of West and Central Africa known as …
Sylvester I and Constantine in a 1247 fresco.

Top Ten Origins: Popes Before 1500

… Do cardinals really behave that badly? Are elections for new  popes  always so politically fraught? And most … The early version was small (around 30 clerics) and comprised only of “cardinal priests” who served parishes … died somewhere far from Rome, probably never having even visited.   Nevertheless, Christians in Rome from the third …
Three Afghan police trainees, sitting on ground with guns

Afghanistan: Past and Prospects

… NATO “officially” ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in late December 2014, but … only nominally in control. And the Taliban — that American forces went in to banish in 2001— remains a force to be … Crews ,  Scott Levi , and Alam Payind about Afghanistan’s complex history to ask what the past of these peoples and …
Mao proclaiming establishment of PRC.

The Establishment of the People’s Republic of China and Its Impacts

… announcement marked the end of China’s chaotic era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century and of … governmental upheavals after 1911.  Mao Zedong and the Communist Party’s Rise to Victory During the 1920s and … Nations. In 1979, seven years after President Richard Nixon visited China, China officially established diplomatic …
Dreamcatchers shown against the sky

Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College Students

… of identity erasure, invisibility and hyper visibility for Urban Indian, graduate students who attended an … Dr. Lucy Murphy  Hello, welcome to "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College … Dependent and Neglected Children in Denver, Colorado when I visited on March 25, in 2018. This picture is on the grounds …
The Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.

“What I Did On My Summer Vacation,” by the President

… Bush will spend most of this month at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. By fleeing the White House, he continues a … view of wartime Washington. On most mornings, Lincoln commuted into the city, but during hot summer months his … president shut the doors of his cottage to uninvited visitors. Lincoln met with antiwar politicians while at the …
View of the Solovetskii Monastery.

A Postcard from Solovki

… stand at the bow of the ferry as the water of the White Sea comes in wave after wave through the hole in the gunwale for the anchor chain. Stepping up on the coiled ropes lying … and other factors on the growth patterns of this flora. Visitors stroll in the Botanical Gardens, Solovki. The monks …
Statue and Ukrainian Flag

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

… •    Angela Brintlinger (Moderator), Director, Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, The Ohio … University •    Philip Kopatz, Graduate Student, Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, The Ohio … Angela Brintlinger: Hello, and welcome to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine brought to you by …

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Ghosts of Ned Ludd

… and consumers of the world and causing backlash. In a 2015 Foreign Affairs article, Schwab outlines the previous three … in eighteenth-century Britain. Electrification and telecommunications , led by nineteenth-century American … smart technology, Big Data, and automation herald the latest revolutionary cycle, defining the transnational …
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - The New Edition

Best in History Online: The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

… “is a reference, research, and teaching tool conceived for students and scholars of art history,” that allows users … civilizations, themes, and artists and makers. Entries for individual artworks include descriptions, information … conservators, and educators--to ensure that visitors have access to new research and perspectives on the …
Logo for "Canada 150".

Canada 150: Coming Home

… to confederate into the Dominion of Canada. Preparations for the celebration of this anniversary have been branded … leaders from Métis artist Christi Belcourt to Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon have pointed out that the past 150 … built on the theft of indigenous lands. Canadian rule has visited the violence of the residential schools, a sustained …
Immigrant rights march for amnesty in downtown Los Angeles, California on May Day, 2006.

Make Residency, Not Just Working, Legal

… people are in the United States illegally. During the visit of Mexican President Vicente Fox, President George W. … wants to make working legal in the United States, possibly for up to the three million whom his administration believes … about immigrants for the past thirty years. Of course they come from a long line of immigrant restrictionists. FAIR …
Pioneers Palace in Kiev, Ukraine

Ukrainian Architecture at War

Architecture is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people.
… to consider Ukraine’s architecture during war first and foremost because it is important to the Ukrainian people. Ukrainians are not only fighting for the right to live on their territory, they are fighting … For more information about the Co-Haty Project, please visit https://www.metalab.space/co-haty-ukr Video production …
Official portrait of President Gerald R. Ford (February 25, 1976).

Will Vindication Elude Ford?

… are unpopular, or under attack, or scandal-ridden. Sadly for former President Gerald Ford, who died Tuesday evening, his well-deserved vindication will probably never come. Thrust into a difficult situation — one he handled … University, Pomona, and a writer for the History News Service. …
Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division provide perimeter security for Iraqi policemen at a traffic control point in Tikrit, Iraq.

The Limits of Shock and Awe

… of a "clean" victory. But we have found that the latest technology does not always shorten wars. As early as … "the very smoake will bee sufficient to affright them." Unfortunately, Smith was wrong. Virginia's Indians developed … Smith returned to England, proclaiming his mission accomplished; but the Virginia Indian wars lasted for decades. …
tanks and soldier fighting in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

The World’s Longest War

… 58-year-long war between Israel and its Arab neighbors that commenced in 1948 when the state of Israel was proclaimed. … of “fault lines,” like the famous San Andreas fault in California. Along these lines earthquakes are likely to occur, … solutions. The 58-year Arab-Israeli conflict is but the latest manifestation of what may be called the world’s …
Scene in Ukraine

Ukraine, In a Nutshell

Review of The Conflict in Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Serhy Yekelchyk (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015).
… What Everyone Needs to Know  should be required reading for any student studying the Black Sea region, and for any … Saint (~ 988) to the present, and it would require dozen visits to Ukraine to understand the land and its people. … the reader.   The reviewer’s photos during the peaceful component of the pro-democracy EuroMaidan protests.  …