List of History articles
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A Russian T-80 tank in Ukraine’s Donbas region on March 11. A Tank by Any Other Name
The naming conventions vary—but the strength and speed remain the same.
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Masks photographed in a studio Face Masks Are Our COVID-19 Memorial
America’s remaining maskers are a living emblem of a lost war.
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A photograph is seen near the memorial commemorating the Jedwabne pogrom in Jedwabne, Poland on July 29, 2021. How Poland Distorts Its Holocaust History
The Polish government’s ongoing war on historians documenting Poles’ complicity in massacres has led to a politically motivated distortion of the past.
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Rep. Mike Gallagher presides over the first hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in Washington on Feb. 28. The Real Risk of the China Select Committee
Why alienate the very people whose expertise and connections might help Congress understand the Chinese government?
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Russia's assault on the South Caucasus in the 19th century How the World Forgot About Russian Imperialism
And why recovering this history matters for understanding the war in Ukraine.
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Three swords were handed over to the Ukrainian government in Washington. Ukraine’s Newest Weapons Shipment Is From 300 B.C.
An embassy event celebrates the seizure of ancient swords from a would-be Russian smuggler.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping holds an umbrella while walking in the rain. Why China Is Not a Superpower
How the United States, China, and the former Soviet Union stack up.
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A soldier looks through a shattered window. The United States Has Never Recovered From the Falklands War
The conflict confirmed some of South America’s worst assumptions about its northern neighbor.
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Protesters wave Israeli flags in front of a large banner showing a scowling Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu Faces His Own ‘Israeli Spring’
Protesters in Israel are rallying to oppose an extremist and fundamentalist government that is trying to change the status quo and reshape the country’s character.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter bows his head during an Interfaith Prayer Service held in honor of the hostages being held in Iran at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 1979. Jimmy Carter Was America’s Evangelical-in-Chief
His foreign-policy achievements were vast—and inseparable from his Christian faith.
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A volunteer adjusts Polish and Ukrainian flags as refugees wait for transportation after crossing the Ukrainian-Polish border at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on March 9, 2022. How Poland and Ukraine Could Undermine Putin’s Imperial Dreams
Historically, both countries formed their national identities in defiance of Russian imperialism, and together they can defeat it today.
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A poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin is used as target practice near Zolote, Ukraine, on Jan. 21, 2022. Can Russia Ever Become a ‘Normal’ European Nation?
Ironically, a defeat by Ukraine could trigger Russians to reexamine their national identity.
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Ukraine soldier in front of bombed building U.S. Deterrence Failed in Ukraine
Washington’s prewar efforts were weak and inadequate.
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Book cover for Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe What the Marvel Cinematic Universe Can Teach Us About Geopolitics
One is a fantasy with roots in World War II. The other boasts Spider-Man.
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The unveiling of a bronze statue of Scottish economist, philosopher and author Adam Smith Why Is Adam Smith Still So Popular?
The 18th-century Scottish economist has come to play a uniquely controversial role in U.S. political and economic life.
