Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.

International law and humanitarian diplomacy currently do not meet Pope Francis' standards of morality, courage, and critical ...

Napoleon proved to be a capable military commander from a young age. From his actions during the Siege of Toulon to his ...

Before his death in 2020, the conservative historian Paul Schroeder turned his attention to American empire. A lifetime spent ...

The pan-Germanic imperialism after the German unification in 1871 was primarily directed towards the East under the motto ...

you know that you have witnessed one of coldest villains from the Star Wars universe. His cunning and ruthless ways are a true representation of the evils of the Galactic Empire. Orson Krennic is the ...

One can imagine the dilemma this sound narrative history posed to a publisher looking for a catchy title. Even so, The First Cold War is an unhelpful one. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Britain and ...

Britain's credibility as a debtor was fundamental to its ability to finance the fight against Revolutionary, and later Napoleonic France. The scale and length of the war demanded that it sustain ...

The multi-layered masterpiece returns to the ever-welcoming Liverpool Empire for a much-awaited ... on the farm - is called up for World War One duties. More than a million horses served ...

For decades, historians have debated to what extent climate cooling may have influenced the decline of the Roman Empire. This new study provides physical evidence that reinforces the hypothesis that ...