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Vicente Fox Quesada

Will Fox be a Mexican Jefferson?

… 1929, following decades of civic unrest, internal warfare and repeated U.S. military interventions, the PRI, the … to several generations who preferred authoritarian rule and a centralized government to chaos. The PRI incorporated … New York. … Itai Sneh … History News Service … Mexico … South & Central America … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights …
Woman reading inside a newsstand in the 1950s.

Journalists and the Bomb

… atomic bombing of two Japanese cities. Most reporters and commentators who write about Hiroshima and Nagasaki uncritically support the popular assumption … Maley III … Uday Hohan … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Military/War/Peace … Nuclear Power & …
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum with a sign announcing the 70th anniversary ceremony.

A Postcard from Hiroshima

… bombs dropped by the United States on  Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan at the end of World War II . On August … 2015, I was in Hiroshima for the anniversary of the bombing and was able to witness how the Japanese commemorate these … 2015] … David L. Hoffmann … Postcards … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Japan … World War II / WWII … Nuclear Power …
This photo shows Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR), which was transported from bases in the U.S. and air dropped to regions of Afghanistan where the displaced people are at risk of starvation.

Democracy’s Vital Ingredient — Food

… where over eight million people are at risk from hunger and malnutrition. The Bush administration would be wise to heed Marshall's warning and rally the international community to increase food aid … Lambers … History News Service … Food & Agriculture … South Asia … International Organizations … …
Burial detail at Camp O'Donnell after the Bataan Death March

The Bataan Death March

Perhaps no historical event illustrates the potential disaster awaiting military forces put in a hopeless strategic situation than the fall of the Philippines in the spring of 1942.
… Although Americans today may take the tactical and operational brilliance of their military forces for … B. Breyfogle. Video production by Cody Patton, Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.  … Perhaps no historical … in the spring of 1942. … Peter Mansoor … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Military/War/Peace … Pacific … Philippines …
Vigil commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 1989 massacre

New Protests in China Won’t Be the Last

… Marches by laid-off workers and the arrest of protest organizers in several Chinese … of the massive Tiananmen demonstrations that inspired and the June 4th Massacre that horrified television … Jeffery N. Wasserstrom … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights … …
Marina Silva (PSB)

10/21/2014: Top Ten Origins: Brazil's Presidential Elections

… President in a runoff vote between incumbent Dilma Rousseff and challenger Aécio Neves. The race today is too close to … first round, Rousseff took 41.6% of the vote, Neves 33.6%, and environmentalist Marina Silva (who recently endorsed … to end the program. … Stanley E. Blake … Top Ten Origins … South & Central America … Brazil … Colonialism/Imperialism … …
Fidel Castro in 1959

Easing Up on Cuba

… that helps Cuba, such as relaxed restrictions on travel and trade, helps Castro and therefore is abominable. Meanwhile, other Americans and … News Service … Diplomacy/International Relations … Cuba … South & Central America … Caribbean … Cold War … Easing Up …
Atomic bomb damage on Hiroshima gas building.

Time to Confront the Ethics of Hiroshima

… Some Americans recall the event with shame and express their fervent hope that nuclear weapons never be … some would consider state terror. We rightly expect Germany and Japan to confront painful episodes from their … Power & Weapons … United States … Japan … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Time to Confront the Ethics of Hiroshima …
women with hands raised in air holding a sign protesting the Bhopal Chemical disaster

The Bhopal Chemical Gas Disaster

On the night of 2-3 December 1984, a Union Carbide chemical facility at Bhopal leaked over 27 tons of the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, poisoning tens of thousands of people in the middle of the night, most of whom were sleeping in their homes.
… highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, poisoning tens of thousands of people in the middle of the night, most of whom were … production by Hannah Keller, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Laura Seeger.  Learn More: “40 Years of Confronting … in their homes. … Madhumita Dutta … Environment … India … South Asia … Colonialism/Imperialism … Decolonization … The …
battle at Tenochtitlan

The Fall of Tenochtitlan

After a brutal 75-day siege, the Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan surrendered on August 13, 1521.
… The war cost tens of thousands of lives, civilian and warrior alike. It was a war of atrocity, massacre, and … Luis … Colonialism/Imperialism … Mexico … Native America … South & Central America … Indigenous Communities … …
Monte Albán

Una Postal de Oaxaca, México

… de la compleja historia de México. En 1521, Hernán Cortés mando a el Capitán José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez a esta región empezando la era de colonización española. Orozco estableció un … 28 de febrero, 2019 … Eric Michael Rhodes … Postcards … South & Central America … Mexico … Colonialism/Imperialism … …
General Sandino and Staff standing near a car

The Sandino Manifesto and the Birth of the Nicaraguan Revolution

On July 1, 1927, the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Augusto Nicolás Calderón de Sandino, a.k.a. Augusto “César” Sandino, proclaimed his manifesto extolling continued Nicaraguan resistance against U.S. intervention in his country.
… revolutionary leader Augusto Nicolás Calderón de Sandino, a.k.a. Augusto “César” Sandino, proclaimed his manifesto extolling continued … intervention in his country. … Craig Verniest … Nicaragua … South & Central America … Colonialism/Imperialism … …
A KFC in Hanoi, Vietnam

Kentucky Fried Globalization

… time, the American press corps will find a better way of handling the complex cultural dimensions of Vietnam’s … Pacific. Eight years ago, what might be called the “burgers and bowling” storyline shaped reporting on Clinton’s trip. … … History News Service … Vietnam … China … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Diplomacy/International Relations … …
Emperor Haile Selassie I

Haile Selassie I and an Independent Ethiopia

Haile Selassie’s triumphant return to Ethiopia on May 5, 1941, signaled the re‐establishment of the Solomonic Dynasty and a sovereign Ethiopia.
… signaled the re ‐ establishment of the Solomonic Dynasty and a sovereign Ethiopia.  Written by Andrew Carlson. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. … Dynasty and a sovereign Ethiopia. … Andrew Carlson … Africa … Ethiopia … Italy … Colonialism/Imperialism … …
The new Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, which opened in February 2023, was built to detain thousands suspected gang members.

Marching Back to the Past: Militarism in El Salvador

… in order to prioritize a crackdown on gang activity and violence.  While President Nayib Bukele and the National Police reported very few homicides during … M. Huezo … Features … El Salvador … Military/War/Peace … South & Central America … Crime … Civil/Human Rights … …
A map showing China and the United States

Another Cold War? China This Time?

… Great powers, like male dogs, tend to fight. It’s a reflex, and only a firm hand on the leash can prevent it. With nations, governments … Ryan … History News Service … Cold War … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … United States … …
Cover of "Our Hemisphere"? The United States in Latin America, from 1776 to the Twenty-First Century by Britta H. Crandall and Russell C. Crandall.

Episodes of Ambivalent Empire

Review of “Our Hemisphere”? The United States in Latin America, from 1776 to the Twenty-First Century by : Britta H. Crandall and Russell C. Crandall (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2021)
… to the Venezuelan government, “The Monroe Doctrine is alive and well, it’s our hemisphere.” Bolton’s quote is the point of departure for Britta and Russell Crandall's survey of the nearly two and half … States … Mexico … Diplomacy/International Relations … South & Central America … Episodes of Ambivalent Empire …
US Marines fight rebellious Boxers outside Beijing Legation Quarter, 1900 – copy of painting by Sergeant John Clymer

The Boxer Rebellion

… The Boxers, or  Yihequan (“Righteous and Harmonious Fists” in Chinese), arose in Qing  China  at … of the 20th century as a reaction against foreign influence and a rejection of  Western imperialism .  The Qing Dynasty, … … Colonialism/Imperialism … Decolonization … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Military/War/Peace … Christianity … The …
posters of 50 candidates in a Japanese election

Japanese Politics in Flux: Mixing Idealism and Realism

… AROUND THE WORLD Japanese Politics in Flux: Mixing Idealism and Realism ~fter almost forty years of relative stasis, the … in the maJonty for the first time since 1955. Both Japanese and foreign analysts are striving to understand the process of change and the path which the politics of …
U.S. soldiers walking through rubble in Manila

The Battle for Manila

Public memory of the battle for Manila includes a mixture of gratitude toward the Americans, nationalistic defiance, and horror.
… of gratitude toward the Americans, nationalistic defiance, and horror. The liberation claimed the lives of a thousand Americans, 16,000 Japanese, and 100,000 Manileños, one … defiance, and horror. … Philippines … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Pacific … Military/War/Peace … …
The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi Book Cover

Clashing Shades of Red

Review of The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008)
… major event?  1. the end of the Cold War; 2. September 11 and its aftermath; or 3. the rise of China.  A bit … argument for answer C.  The collapse of the Soviet Empire and the start of America's so-called "War on Terror" will be … Press, 2008) … Ryan Irwin … Reviews … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Soviet Union … Cold War … …
Captured soldiers along the march with their hands tied behind their backs

The Bataan Death March

… Although Americans today may take the tactical and operational brilliance of their military forces for … of the Bataan Death March. Following strategic surprise and defeats at Pearl Harbor , Guam, Wake Island, the Java … Mansoor … Milestones … World War II / WWII … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Pacific … Philippines … Military/War/Peace …
Bartolome de las Casas

Bartolomé de las Casas and 500 Years of Racial Injustice

Las Casas became an important figure in the development of ideas of human rights.
… Bartolomé de las Casas, sickened by the exploitation and physical degradation of the indigenous peoples in the … Spanish colonies of the Caribbean, gave up his extensive land holdings and slaves and traveled to his homeland in … of ideas of human rights. … Dani Anthony … Caribbean … South & Central America … Indigenous Communities … Spain … …