List of History articles
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An illustration of the Statue of Liberty holding a MAGA flag with clouds in the background. Ideology Is the Key to Understanding Trump’s Foreign Policy
Chaotic actions abroad are driven by deeply held beliefs in the administration.
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former foreign minister of Pakistan and current head of the Pakistan People’s Party, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C. ‘We Have Changed as a Country’
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says Pakistan cannot fight terrorism without talking to India.
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Members of the National Guard patrol the University of California, Berkeley, campus amid protests against the closure of People’s Park in Berkeley, California. The Origins of the Campus Wars
As governor of California, Reagan laid the path for Trump’s assault on higher education.
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![Hagai Nativ, a marine biologist at the University of Haifa, assisted by Jessica Bellworthy [R], , takes a detailed photograph of corals on the sea bed on July 12, 2020.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SEABED-COMPETITION-RESOURCES-GettyImages-1410025507.png?w=800?quality=90)
Hagai Nativ, a marine biologist at the University of Haifa, assisted by Jessica Bellworthy [R], , takes a detailed photograph of corals on the sea bed on July 12, 2020. The Seabed Is Now a Battlefield
Great power competition is taking new forms under the sea.
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An illustration depicts Vladimir Putin holding up a hand of playing cards Putin Is a Gambler, not a Grand Master
The Russian president has abandoned real strategy for a single goal.
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An illustration shows two men seated at a table carving up the globe like a roast. A Return to Spheres of Influence?
What a major shift in strategic thought could mean for geopolitics.
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Several children pop out from behind a man and woman as they stand on a stage. Fact-Checking ‘The Sound of Music’ as It Turns 60
Hugely popular in the U.S., the film never found an audience in Austria or Germany.
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Four women holding guns sit and stand in in a stone-walled shelter. The Secret Newspapers That Helped Defeat Fascism
The women behind Italy’s underground press during World War II offer important lessons for democracies today.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt waves as he speaks to a crowd in Chicago. How FDR Invented National Security
A presidential speech in 1937 marked an unexpected turn in U.S. strategic thought.
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A monument by South African artist Marco Cianfanelli, representing the 27 years former South African President Nelson Mandela spent behind bars, in Howick, South Africa. What Trump Gets Wrong About South African History
A deep dive into the country’s efforts to address the legacies of apartheid.
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A man sits with his hands clasped and one elbow on an armchair in front of a world map. Where Have All the Geostrategists Gone?
The life and meaning of Zbigniew Brzezinski.
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José Mujica poses with his hands on his chin. Uruguay’s José Mujica Aimed to Change the World
On his journey from urban guerrilla to tortured prisoner to elected president, the world also changed him.
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An illustration shows a horseshoe-shaped magnet with a U.S. flag motif attracting a giant crowd of tiny people toward it. Is American Soft Power Finished?
Joseph Nye’s death marks the end of an era of U.S. foreign policy.
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A statue of a toy soldier holding a gun stands over a fallen toy soldier. Behind the statue is a vintage map of Canada and a bit of the United States. The Long History of U.S.-Canada War Plans
An unthinkable conflict has been gamed out surprisingly often.
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Joseph Ny gestures with one hand as he speaks. Joseph Nye Was the Champion of a World That No Longer Exists
The distinguished scholar, who coined “soft power,” shaped five decades of U.S. foreign policy.
