News Abroad

6 Myths About the CIA

by John Prados

Including a few peddled by one Donald J. Trump.

What this Historian Discovered by Traveling the World Will Dishearten Neo-Liberals

by Annelise Orleck

Capitalism is ravaging the working class from one end of the globe to the other.

No Surprise: Scientists Have Moved the Doomsday Clock Closer to Midnight

by William Lambers

But there's something we can do about it. 

It’s Past Time for Americans to Take a Peek Behind the Iran Curtain

by Larry E. Tise

Iran today looks strikingly like the US 40 years after its Revolution.

You Haven’t Heard of OBOR? You Should.

by Tom Clifford

It’s China’s biggest attempt to dominate the world since the 16th century.

We Could Afford to Help Feed Children Around the World After WW2, but Not Now?

by William Lambers

President Trump wants to end a program that’s fed millions.

How Central Command Beat ISIS

by Brian Glyn Williams

And the three ways that post-Caliphate ISIS terrorism will continue to gust across the globe.

What do North Korea and Colonial Virginia Have in Common?

by James Thornton Harris

Famine, disease and forced work camps.

It’s Not Mexico that’s the Problem. It’s Capitalism.

by John Tutino

Mexicans’ continuing search for sustainable lives and sustaining communities is proclaimed an assault on U.S. power and prosperity. This is a distraction.

Jews Watch Out: Russian Officials Have Revived the Ancient Blood Libel Against Jews

by Eugene M. Avrutin

Russia’s Federal Investigative Committee – the equivalent of the FBI—says there are grounds for believing the family of Tsar Nicholas was a “ritual killing.” These are dangerous code words.

While Other Governments Are Facing Populist Revolts, Japan Is Preparing for an Imperial Succession

by Tom Clifford

The succession, when it comes, will provide Japan with symbols of its past, though some will try to hijack them as markers for the future.

Zimbabwe: Of Course, It’s a Coup

by Munya B. Munochiveyi

Robert Mugabe has effectively been neutralized by military brass who felt threatened by his recent decision to fire the vice president.

When America Last Considered Nuking North Korea

by Paul Ham

And why President Harry Truman resisted overwhelming pressure to do so.

8 Reasons for Americans to Fear Russia's Brutal Ruler

by Brian Glyn Williams and Steven Orlando Matteo

And that includes Trump, who claims “I really believe him.”

In His War of Rhetoric with North Korea Trump So Far Hasn’t invoked “The Lessons of Munich”

by Brian D'Haeseleer

That’s one thing to celebrate.

The Russian Revolution’s Middle Eastern Legacy: Plus ça Change…

by Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez

This week marks the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. What mark, if any, did it leave on Middle Eastern affairs, including Israel?

East Europeans Who Lived Under Communism Know All About Fake News

by Vlad B. Jecan

These are some of the lessons they learned.

Have You Ever Heard of the British-American War Over Oregon in 1846?

by William Lambers

Exactly, because it never happened, thanks to diplomacy. That’s worth remembering this Veteran’s Day.

We Are Spending Six Times More on Halloween Candy and Costumes than We Do to Feed the Poor Overseas

by William Lambers

Can’t we do better?

Why What’s Happening in the Middle East Today Seems So Familiar to This Historian

by Philip Jenkins

The collapse of authoritarian regimes leading to chaos is an old story there.