List of History articles
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A man and child hold hands as they walk along rubble- and grass-covered railroad tracks. Palm trees and power lines frame the scene. From Berlin to Baghdad on the Ruins of a WWI Railway
The unfinished line traces a fractured region still beset by competing imperial projects.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz departs after speaking to the media following a meeting of the federal security cabinet over the situation in Gaza on July 28, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Germany’s Israeli Dogma Lives On
The German government has changed its tone on Israel policy—but not much else.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on Aug. 13. Who Zelensky Is Bringing to Washington—and Why
Several European leaders will accompany the Ukrainian president as he makes his case to Trump.
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A screengrab from a video shows a man walking from a car into a building wearing a CCCP shirt under a black vest. Russia’s Lavrov Wears USSR Sweatshirt to Trump-Putin Summit
The foreign minister wasn’t subtle about his Soviet nostalgia.
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A person in a soldier's uniform carries the flag of imperial Japan outside of a shrine as people walk by in the background. When Will World War II End in Japan?
Silence on the official history of 1939 to 1945 has led to a flowering of creative interpretations.
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An illustrations shows people running in fear from a Martian invasion. Fears of a Fragile World
From the Habsburgs to modern Washington, anxiety underlies empire.
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Three men and a woman are seated outdoors. China Is Still Afraid of Losing World War II
In the long Asian wars, being the victor in 1945 meant little.
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The gridded glass of a pyramid is seen above with a crowd of people in a large museum space. How the Louvre Made France
For centuries, French leaders have used the iconic museum to cement their place in the world. Macron is no different.
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Members of civic groups protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy in Seoul, South Korea. Are Tariffs the American Brexit?
How Trump’s trade policy will harm the U.S. economy.
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An American flag is raised on Leyet in the Philippines on Oct. 20, 1944. With Territory Comes Torment
History offers painful lessons for Trump’s expansionist desires.
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Government officials carry Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. The Political Giant the West Forgot
Kwame Nkrumah’s life demonstrates that the end of colonial rule in Africa is central to modern history.
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Three people stand together in front of microphone, smiling. The Making of Mamdani
A close reading of a new book by New York politician Zohran Mamdani’s father reveals a generational yearning for community and inclusion.
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A plane with the words "Enola Gay" on the side on display. Several people are standing around it. The Hiroshima Exhibition the World Wasn’t Allowed to See
Attacks on a Smithsonian show about the atomic bomb created a template for weaponizing the teaching of history.
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A large crowd of people bow their heads as they observe a minute of silence during the peace memorial ceremony on the 22nd anniversary of the Hiroshima attack at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 1967. Umbrellas and some small children are seen in the front row. How the Atomic Bombs Reshaped the World
Eighty years on, what has the world learned from Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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Photos of two men speaking each shown as a negative color inside a red and blue circle. Kissinger, Brzezinski, and the Promise of Realism
A cynical realism resonates today, but there is a model for fusing power and values.
