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… Union. Nearly three years, later, however, the final outcome of Brexit remains uncertain. And issues that affect the … UK and Britons living in the EU, to the status of the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. … changed? What were the political and economic forces that compelled the UK to join the EU in the first place? What …

… dates back well into the Cold War. How did terrorism become a focal point of U.S. foreign policy? How did earlier … deeper history tell us about what terrorism is, how our common assumptions about it might be wrong, and how we … Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a …

… Argentina’s struggle with cholera in the 19 th century offers important insights for the COVID-19 world today, … began in 1817 and continue to this day, cholera ravaged communities and strained political and economic orders … Brazil , a major trading partner, ceased importing goods from Argentina over fears of receiving …

… the first stage of the air war against the Taliban regime completed, the United States now enters a more difficult and … has warned that the fight against international terrorism will not resemble the previous conflicts with Iraq and in … on Sept. 20, for example, Bush’s words eerily echoed those offered by Lyndon Johnson a generation ago. “We will not …

… eras, who has done that defining, and how others tried to offer different versions of a usable past for the nation. … states, by thirty other countries, and by private companies. Some visitors recorded that they left simply … within 500 miles of Philadelphia. Giddy estimates predicted 30 million visitors would attend during the summer. But if …

… Long before the recent initiatives to strengthen the border wall with Mexico and contentious debates surrounding … Jessica Vinas-Nelson  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … because that's where middle-class Mexicans come to do their shopping, and border citizens have enjoyed a kind of fluid …

… that the man’s predictions for the future of Egypt may be coming true. Since the coup that ousted Morsi, the Egyptian … 2013 riots in the city of al-Minya which left one police officer dead. (A judge later commuted all but 37 of the … and justice. As of late May, there have been more than 300 coordinated attacks on civilians and security forces. …

… put the entire  global economy in disarray and for years to come. Estimates of possible losses differ, but they are in … July 1953, the Chinese Communists turned their attention to offshore islands still held by the KMT: Dachen, Matsu, and … by the international community and relying on the good graces of the U.S. Congress to uphold the TRA, the …

… Bakken oil-shale region in western North Dakota to a tank complex in Illinois. Its route crosses the Missouri River … and support. Thousands of “water protectors,” representing 300 Native American nations and their allies, have gathered … led to clashes between protesters and security and police officers armed with water cannons, tear gas, and armored …

… international relations at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, offers a broad contextualization of the origins of this war. … administrations that deemed the application of force a welcome distraction from domestic problems. At the same time, … offensive mindset—“Rabin’s Schlieffenplan,” (145) as Laron coins it in pointed allusion. Rabin's "Schlieffenplan:" an …

… Patrick Potyondy   This is your host Patrick Potyondy and welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … sports history? And so Mark I would like to pass this off to you.   Marc Horger   It's difficult to know where to … the list of the US News and World reports of the top 20, 30, 40 prestigious institutions of higher education in this …

… seats in parliament. Morsi was the winner of Egypt’s first competitive presidential election, but his government was … the girls from rape, as well as to protect the soldiers and officers from rape accusation.” “Five Years with … by Hasan al-Banna in 1928. Pan-Arab Feminism During the 1930s and 1940s, Islamic modernism intertwined with the …

… The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations … Between Black and White: The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations … Betw-een Black and -white: The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations Despite the … (1888 ), and continued virtually unabated until the I 930s. The program, which included subsidies for the …

… Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … I think explicitly for mental health, until the 1820s and 1830s, Massachusetts establishes the first one in 1830, then … that relate to the types of treatments and care that are offered to them?   Zeb Larson   There is an increasing …

… a rogue nation exporting terrorism, the nation’s senior officials risk making serious policy mistakes today. The … kingdom were convinced that the United States had become a base for terrorists. No one then actually used the … other countries almost every year between the mid-1830s and 1860. The most notorious filibuster was William …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … steps by which you could succeed and be recognized in some official way. It just happens to you, or it doesn't.   … of the Academy, but from the point of view of the general good of the public. From the point of view of the general …

… the unrest has left over 1,000 Kenyans dead and more than 300,000 displaced. The results of the elections have been … going to take their seats the next day and that they were completely resolute in overturning the election and bringing … any other criterion. The resulting system would not only offer incentives to organize by ethnicities, but "ethnicize" …

… bring us first-hand stories of how the Great War is being commemorated across the globe. Brenna Miller joined us from … assassinated the Archduke , the famous spark that set off the war. Kirsten Hildonen phoned in from Belgrade … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone …

… of American political scandal down to a singularity, offering the equivalent of a Major League Baseball … A tweet from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library after comparisons were made between Nixon and President Trump when … so Democrats positioned Cleveland as “Grover the Good” and ran him as a symbol of personal probity. During …

… of key buildings in the city. The workers in the post office held out until, outgunned, they retreated into the … of the German Army moved out of their encampments and into combat. It was the beginning of a war over the future of … almost 700,000 men. Germany, with losses of 11,000 killed, 30,000 wounded and 3,400 missing, had not achieved a …

… peace. At his inaugural ceremony in 2018, he counseled a complete break with the past forms of governance that were … because of the coronavirus pandemic . According to Western officials, Abiy launched an attack against Tigray as a … one empress followed the reign of Tewodros from 1871 to 1930, including the first female head of state of an …

… been lifted, and negotiations for a new constitution had commenced. While political violence between the ANC and … of hope for the future. Building on a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mandela described South Africa as a … rural Bantustans, where in 1979 anywhere between 20% and 30% of all black babies died before age one. Many of these …

… some political pundits conclude, negotiations cannot overcome divine principles dictating distinct worldviews that … crisis on former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. He came to office in 2006 and used his position to promote Shi'i … as Iraq—then referred to by Westerners as Mesopotamia —for 300 years. This Mesopotamian territory consisted of three …