The Long History of the Frankfurt Book Fair
More than 7,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries are expected to participate in this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.…
7 New Books on Russia and Its War in Ukraine
What prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine? Is it part of a wider war with the…
‘My Undesirable Friends’ Documents Putin’s War Against the Press
December 2021, a Moscow kitchen. It’s close to New Year’s—a time when, according to Soviet lore, miracles were…
In ‘Strong Roots,’ Russia’s Invasions Can’t Kill Ukrainian Cooking
Why do Russians do the things they do? Why, specifically, do they commit atrocities and reject democracy? It’s…
What Zubok’s History Reveals About U.S.-Russia Relations Today
The Cold War is historically anomalous. It was awkwardly long, with no clear origin or conclusion. It was…
How the U.S. Should Withdraw From Europe’s Defense
Ten years from now, the United States should have no significant troop presence in Europe. Realists are in…
How the Museum Shaped France
Few museums embody a country’s history, values, and role in the world as much as the Louvre does…
Trump Wants to Acquire New Territory. History Tells Us It’s a Bad Idea.
In December 1899, John Barrett, a former minister to Siam (today Thailand) who had spent months accompanying the…
How the Agency Fueled the Polish Underground
One August day in 1951, a giant fleet of balloons sailed into Czechoslovakia. It must have been a…
Non-Western History Shows Why the End of U.S. Hegemony and the Rise of a Multipolar World Need Not Mean Chaos
As the era of U.S. primacy comes to an end, academics and policymakers have quite naturally been debating…