THE political events of recent years have given rise to frequent comparison between the great American republic of to-day and the great Roman republic of two thousand years ago; and there is no doubt ...

A few years ago, I came across an old book at an estate sale. Its title caught my eye: “Our New Possessions.” Its cover featured the Statue of Liberty against stylized stars and stripes. What were ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imperialism is when a nation extends its power through territorial acquisition, ...

One Soviet-era joke went like this: the worker Ivanov “borrows” a set of spare parts from the stroller factory to make a buggy for his kid. After hours of work he turns in frustration to his wife. “It ...

Imperialism was an antiquated system of domination that attempted to include diverse peoples within a single state under the authority of a purportedly superior institution – emperors, nobles or ...

When the citizens of the Dutch town of Naarden surrendered to imperial Spanish troops in December 1572, they did so with the assurance that their lives and property would be safeguarded. But once ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION) Imperialist rhetoric is ...

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Imperialist rhetoric is becoming a mark of President Donald Trump’s second term. From asserting that the U.S. will “take over” the Gaza Strip, Greenland and the Panama Canal to apparently siding with ...