List of History articles
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The cover image from the Criterion Collection version of The Parallax View, starring Warren Beatty. The Paranoid Movies That Captured Post-Watergate America
The proverbial tinfoil hat was once the purview of counterculture hippies.
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The book cover of Look Away by Jacob Kushner Germany’s Far-Right Surge Isn’t New
The country’s failure to confront deadly extremists in the early 2000s should be a warning.
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People walk past a train on a platform with their luggage. What Africa Can Learn From China’s Rise
The continent’s human capital is its greatest resource.
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A line of tanks moves down a street with snow-covered mountains in the distance in a black and white photo. The Forgotten World War III Scare of 1980
Moscow and Washington trapped themselves in a cycle of fear over Iran.
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An oil painting of Whitehaven, England. The British Countryside’s Forgotten History of Slavery
Britons tend to downplay the empire’s slave-trading history. But its links to Virginia tobacco are all over the landscape.
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A cross with a remembrance poppy stands near graves of fallen soldiers at the La Cambe German war cemetery in La Cambe, France. The Economics of the Normandy Invasion
How industrial power and innovation helped turn the war.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9. Are Putin’s Nuclear Threats Working?
A new book examines the past and present of Russian thinking on deterrence.
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A U.S. solderi holding a gun and wearing a helmet provides cover for other soldiers seen behind him out of focus. The U.S. Needs a New Purpose in the Middle East
It’s time to ditch both romantic ideals of remaking the region and the policy of retrenchment.
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A photo collage illustration shows the Star of David from Israel's flag overlaid atop a WWII-era map of China and a photo of Jewish refugees lined up against the rail of a ship as they attempt to flee Europe. What if Israel Had Been in China?
How Albert Einstein, a Brooklyn dentist, and pre-World War II Chinese leaders tried to create a Jewish homeland in Yunnan.
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A main in a suit and helmet holds a British flags in each hand as he hangs from a zipline in front of a ferris wheel. Is Britain All That Special?
British politics may be bad, but they’re not unusual.
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A woman and child sit among the graves at Lychakiv military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 18, 2023. The Invisible Warriors of Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis
Women's NGOs are leading the charge—but not getting the funding they need.
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Farmers work in a field donated to the Black community in Coligny, South Africa on Apr. 15, 2019. Why Land Reform Matters in South Africa’s Election
Even in an urbanized economy, many Black voters care deeply about the government’s unfulfilled promises when it comes to land redistribution.
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A crowd of students in graduation robes protest as they walk out from the George Washington University commencement ceremony and onto the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Three women standing closest to the camera shout, with the two on either side of the woman in the middle holding up a Palestinian flag behind her. Campus Protests Reflect Impatience With U.S. Foreign Policy
The Biden administration’s disavowal of students’ concerns will only make things worse.
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The blue-and-white Israeli flag is projected onto the Brandenburg Gate at night in Berlin. Spectators watch from the street, many holding umbrellas. How Germany Lost the Middle East
Berlin’s unequivocal support for Israel has eroded its soft-power footprint in the region.
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An aerial photo shows shipping containers stacked at the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, China. Democracy Needs an Economic NATO
Fighting Chinese coercion requires new alliances.
