List of History articles
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Armed personnel from the 11th Gorkha Rifles take part in a khukri (or knife) dance as a part of India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations at Gajoldoba Barrage, India, on Aug. 15, 2021. India’s Military Revamp Is Angering Nepal
A new recruitment system could endanger Gurkha regiments—the “umbilical bond” between the two countries.
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Protesters gather in London on Oct. 1 in solidarity with people protesting across Iran. A Chance to Be on Right Side of History in Iran
Britain and the United States overthrew the country’s last democratic government. Supporting pro-democracy protesters is an opportunity for redemption.
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A man rests in front of a poster of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in Shenzhen, China. The 1980s Are Buried but Not Dead in China
A new history explores an intense period of hope, reform, and death.
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Adolf Hitler greets British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at Munich in 1938. Ukraine Isn’t Munich—or Vietnam or Berlin
Historical analogies can harm more than help in understanding crises.
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Xi holds an umbrella in the rain as he walks past a soldier. Xi Jinping’s Moment of Economic Reckoning
The Chinese president faces tough choices on how to restore the country’s economic momentum.
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food-commodity-books-multiple The Foods That ‘Changed’ the World
What happened to all those bestselling individual food histories?
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Putin's face is shown on a large video screen in front of a crowd waving Russian flags. Why Putin’s Denunciations of Western Imperialism Ring Hollow
Russia is among the world’s most ambitious imperial nations.
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Micronesia President David Panuelo, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, U.S. President Joe Biden, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape find their places along with other leaders from the Pacific Islands region before taking a photograph on the North Portico of the White House September 29, 2022 in Washington. A Summit Can’t Fix America’s Pacific Islands Problems
They don’t just want a diplomatic deal; they want a reckoning with a history of abuse.
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Sheep shearing in Australia in 1886. What a 19th-Century Shearer Can Teach Us About Korean-Australian Relations
People-to-people interactions are longer and deeper than the pair’s state relations.
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng chat during a visit to Berkeley Modular, in Northfleet, England, on Sept. 23. Liz Truss Wants to Be Thatcher. She’s Not.
The new prime minister is making Britain look like Argentina—in more ways than one.
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the Nippon Budokan, the venue for the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral Is as Controversial as He Was
The ceremony for the assassinated former prime minister marks the end of an era.
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An older man walks past a mural of Maoist hero Lei Feng China’s War on History Is Growing
The government is inviting snitches to report on “historical nihilism.”
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The Battle of Saratoga, a painting by John Trumbull Ukraine’s 1777 Moment
Victory in Kharkiv may be as significant for Ukraine’s independence as the Battle of Saratoga was for America’s.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg NATO’s Stoltenberg: Ukraine’s Gains Are ‘Extremely Encouraging’
The trans-Atlantic alliance chief discusses Russia’s war in Ukraine and competing with China.
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A black and white photo shows a younger Queen Elizabeth II shaking hands with people in traditional dress in Ghana. Queen Elizabeth II Wasn’t Innocent of Her Empire’s Sins
The late queen incarnated and ably helped sell her nation and its system while never criticizing or apologizing for its past.
