List of History articles
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Georgian soldiers What the Fall of Empires Tells Us About the Ukraine War
Russia’s war can only be understood as a bloody post-imperial conflict.
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Mobile artillery moves through Red Square Why Russia Keeps Turning to Mass Firepower
Russian artillery is an old tradition with brutal uses.
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An engraving depicts King Alfred the Great of England dividing his kingdom into counties and instituting tithes as a form of taxation. Is Brexit a Swamp Creature From 10,000 Years Ago?
Ian Morris’s latest pop history looks for the roots of British particularism.
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Electricity workers check solar panels in China. Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It
Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
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An outdoor screen shows a virtual meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Beijing on December 15, 2021. Why China Threads the Needle on Ukraine
Beijing is confident in the United States’ decline and unwilling to rock the boat.
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Iranian, Russian, and Chinese warships practice a joint military drill in the Indian Ocean. The United States Can’t Afford to Stay Entangled With China
Russia’s war shows paying the price of decoupling now is worth it.
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An aerial view of firebombed Tokyo in 1945. When Tokyo Burned
“Paper City” explores the forgotten firebombing of Japan’s capital.
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Visitors view the Benin Bronzes exhibit at the British Museum. Africa’s Stolen Art Debate Is Frozen in Time
Europe’s arguments against restitution have ignored the legitimate claims of African scholars and governments for 50 years.
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Demonstrators hold placards during a rally in support of Ukraine in Almaty, Kazakhstan on March 6. Former Soviet States Are Distancing Themselves From Their Old Imperial Master
The war in Ukraine is prompting countries from Kazakhstan to Moldova to reexamine their colonial past and seek diplomatic allies beyond the Kremlin.
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is received by his Kenyan counterpart, Raychelle Omamo, in Mombasa, Kenya. While America Slept, China Became Indispensable
Washington has long ignored much of the world. Beijing hasn’t.
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A tunnel under London is built to accommodate those sheltering from air raids. What Happened to Europe’s Public Bunkers?
As bombs fall on Ukraine, many European governments are waking up to the sorry state of their own civil defenses.
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The sun sets behind London. How to Get Recent History All Wrong
A new book identifies—and misunderstands—the structural forces behind today’s geopolitical chaos.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) and General Mark Milley (R), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee April 7 in Washington. Yes, the United States Should Weaken Russia
The old approach of outreach and inclusion has failed. In the wake of Russia’s latest invasion, Washington must seek to erode Moscow’s power.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping takes his tea cup during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 11, in Beijing, China. Xi Jinping Is Fighting a War for China’s History
Fear of “historical nihilism” has haunted China’s leadership for years.
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Merrill Newman (top left) with some of the "Kuwol Comrades" he worked with during the Korean War. How North Korean Paranoia Entrapped an 85-Year-Old American
Trauma and fears of espionage run deep in Pyongyang.
