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… An estimate compiled by the nation’s intelligence services reaches the president’s desk, disclosing that a formidable and reckless adversary in Northeast … foreshadowing how the United States and the international community has treated those in pursuit of the ultimate …

… of a Government of National Unity (GNU) for the first time since  1994 .  The same had occurred in  Zimbabwe , formerly … 1965 to official independence in 1980.   Political factors complicated matters. Since the early 1960s, the British … rule, a move that was condemned by the international community. In response, members of the United Nations (UN) …

… War relationships first forged during an earlier era of Sino-American competition. Yet looking at Chinese engagement in Africa … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Hello, and welcome to China and Africa: Historical Perspectives on a Rising Power. Brought to you by the History Department, the …

… for 650,000 years. Global temperature is up 1.4 degrees since 1880, and glaciers are visibly melting. In February … gasses drove rapid changes in global climate. Faster computers and better climate models have improved forecasts … concern, falling costs for renewable energy, and recent commitments by the U.S. and China have raised hopes for more …

… On one hand, huge new markets have opened to American companies; on the other, Chinese producers have created stiff competition. Nowhere has China’s emergence been more dramatic than in Africa. Since 2000, China’s economic ties with Africa have increased … Economics/Business/Trade …

… officials decided that they must kill the gorilla. With a single shot, a keeper, from the side of the enclosure, put a … even have gorilla enclosures in the first place? It should come as no surprise that zoos make headlines. According to a … annually, more than do all NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB games combined. These zoos also contribute almost $20 billion to …

… as its mission statement explains, exists to fill “the pressing need to honor the legacy of the courageous men and … experience. Chosen with the help of a veterans advisory committee from a pool of 250 potential candidates, the 25 … whether they served during peace times. Despite its shortcomings, the NVMM is still a profound and eloquent space, …

… February 3, 2018 marked 75 years since the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad . After … Glory, at Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia. The monument commemorates those who died defending the city 1942-1943. In … several weeks by a handful of Soviet defenders under the command of the eponymous Lieutenant Pavlov, is partially …

… Few things are more expensive than housing. The purchase of a home is the single greatest expense … in Silicon Valley (where even people with six-figure incomes may qualify for housing subsidies) have attracted … once a Roman fortress and by the Middle Ages an important commercial center. As the city grew, so did its population …

… marked the end of China’s chaotic era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century and of frequent governmental upheavals after 1911.  Mao Zedong and the Communist Party’s Rise to Victory During the 1920s and … in China, particularly in urban centers. Although the Communists (CCP) had to retreat to rural areas, the party …

… a part of Moldova but has maintained de facto independence since 1992. Transnistrians were once the masters of their … five to ten individuals planted 12 anti-tank mines at a telecommunications complex, destroying two large radio antennas. More recently, …

… it’s a Daoist mountain to the east, a Buddhist reliquary complex to the west, or the tomb-speckled hillside to the … hot June afternoon, the coolness of the tomb is welcome relief from the Shaanxi sun. Murals inside the … artifacts of this Neolithic settlement were found, and since then, the site has been excavated and preserved via …

… the international order was disrupted by the Suez Crisis, a complicated imbroglio marked by the intersection of European … Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company after the United States and Britain refused to … attack on Egypt. Under the plan, Israel would invade the Sinai Peninsula, while Britain and France would issue …

… Ferdinand Marcos had been president of the Philippines since 1965. After declaring martial law in 1972, he … since well before Marcos’s declaration of martial law. Committed activists who organized underground in the … the corruption of the Marcoses in exchange for an anti-Communist bulwark in Southeast Asia. By the mid-1980s, …

… line or placid observers holding their places while witnessing a murder . Three-quarters of Venezuelans have lost … in 2016. Diphtheria, once thought eradicated, has made a comeback . By some estimates, 2.5 million people have left … from a hybrid regime—a type of political system that combines democratic traits with autocratic ones— into pure …

… in its January 2009 “Cast Lead” incursion into Gaza.   But since that three-week-long war, with rare exceptions there … to enjoy the full diplomatic relations they have had since 1949. Although military ties have had their ups and … and Israel enjoy a frontier that has been casualty-free since l973. The Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement, …

… by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which abuts … and in territories on the West Bank of the Jordan River completed local elections under the supervision of … Eve was cause for hope among moderates of many faiths. Since last Christmas, Palestinians have elected an Islamic …

… the goal of “nation-building” by U.S. military forces. Since then, he’s reversed himself. But instead of nation … years after World War II, not a single U.S. soldier died in combat either in Germany or in Japan — in sharp contrast to the nearly 600 U.S. combat deaths in Iraq since the end of “major combat …

… of familial unity under Christ’s saving grace.  More pressing, though, was a series of failed financial schemes that … The translation occurred, in part, through Smith using the same seer stone he had previously used in treasure … analysis, as well as either alienates or endears opposing camps of readers. A recent scholarly trend has …

… Welcome to Prologued ! Prologued is a serial podcast from … which we live. Current events, however dire or exciting or complicated they may be, have been made by history. They … women, has been a persistent narrative in American politics since the turn of the 20th century, when men who opposed …

… in between. Historians have traditionally focused on the outcomes of “the chiefs now in this city,” namely, treaties. … own hometowns. The book’s wide-ranging evidence disproves a common perception that Native Americans don’t have cities, … frequently, sometimes several different delegations in a single week. The exterior (left) and interior (right) of the …

… not obscure the fact that this conflict, with all its complexity and tragedy, belongs firmly to the present. This … to have long ago disappeared? Bruno Cabanes : The images coming to us from Ukraine can almost feel like they’re … the universality and timelessness of human suffering, since that tactic has been one of the most effective tools …

… The partnership between Bucharest and Chișinău has grown since Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022.  … Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a widespread group of people … year, the territory that is today the Republic of Moldova—comprising the majority of the region known then as …