The Cold War is often portrayed as a great power struggle between the forces of democracy and a spreading communist threat. But what if the conventional story gets it exactly backward? In this episode ...

Congress of Vienna / histoire-image.org It happened in the 20th century (87) The final act of the Congress of Vienna was signed on 9 June 1815. This document was highly significant, shaping the fate ...

If you looked south from Central Park in New York City at any time in the last decade and knew a few things about both ...

Harri Tiido takes a look at Wlodzimierz Baczkowski's view of Russia. The Polish author concludes that in order to stop Russia ...

Northern Ireland We may view ourselves as anti-colonial, but many Irish were keen participants in empire building Trinity College Dublin’s Professor Jane Ohlmeyer charts the role of the Irish in ...

LONDON. April 30.—The banquet given at the Hotel Cecil this evening by the British Empire League in honor of the colonial troops in South Africa and of the Australian Federation Delegates ...

“The legal continuity from empire to independence was both intentional and inevitable,” he says. “Intentional, because at independence, those who replaced the colonial masters – fondly called the ...

The Italian Colonial Empire Reviewed by Robert Gale Woolbert April 1941 Published on April 1, 1941 . Share & Download . Print Subscribe to unlock this feature or Sign in. Save Sign in and save to read ...

Sweden aimed to establish itself as a global power, similar to its Western European counterparts, with numerous assets across the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Scandinavia. The Swedish ...

The world’s biggest colonial power prided itself on being a liberal democracy. Was this part of the problem? Sunil Khilnani on Caroline Elkins’s “Legacy of Violence: A History of the British ...

The Empire State Building won’t be illuminated in honor of Polish Independence Day on Nov. 12, according to several New York City Council members.