The Battle of Kasserine Pass was America's first major fight against the European Axis in World War II. It turned into one of ...

Hostage-taking must be understood within this informational asymmetry. Non-state armed groups no longer treat hostages ...

Today in History for Jan. 11: In 1569, England's first state lottery was held to raise money for the construction of harbours. In 1693, an earthquake at Catania, Italy, killed 60,000.

With 2025 in the history books, the African aviation sector stands at a pivotal juncture, marked by ambitious infrastructure ...

In World of War, Geoffrey Robertson calls for more law and better justice, but his arguments are less than compelling.

Last summer, after more than two years of terrible fighting, it looked like the United States might finally have landed on a viable approach for ending the civil war in Sudan. Since the conflict began ...

The 45th was the only "green" division in the invasion with no combat experience. Its 180th Infantry Regiment struggled badly ...

It was unlike any book they had ever seen,” Carrie Gibson writes in The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery ...

As states disregard limits on the lawful use of force, this may be just the beginning of a slide into frequent war.

A new book by historian and archaeologist Eve MacDonald paints a more complete portrait of the once-great African society ...

Ethiopia’s leader loves big projects. With a contentious megadam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa’s largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the landlocked ...