The Special Air Service was formed by David Stirling in 1941. Its purpose was to act as a desert raiding airborne force unit ...

A free symposium at the museum Feb. 15 will look at African American engagment in World War II and its place in social ...

From Cold War strategies to counterterrorism and development U.S. policy in East Africa must do better to balance security and sustainability. East Africa, comprising nations such as Ethiopia, Kenya, ...

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...

Few military groups in American history can hold a candle to the importance, both cultural and strategic, of the Tuskegee ...

The governments of Rwanda and South Africa must do everything possible to prevent any further escalation. Talks of war should ...

The president freely deploys phrases from the history books, but many scholars warn he misrepresents the country’s past.

Known as the “Six Triple Eight,” this noteworthy unit of female Soldiers made an indelible impact on the war, while serving ...

The president has vowed ‘lasting peace in the Middle East’, but the first foreign leader to visit him may be looking for the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to move Gazans to Jordan and Egypt, if implemented, could upend any prospects of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan is ...

Located in north-west Africa, just 140 kilometers from the Canary Islands, Western Sahara is a desert landscape with an arid climate. Since 1973, the POLISARIO liberation front has been fighting ...

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern hemisphere, conquering land across three continents and ruling over states from Egypt ...