Haiti has long been plagued by coups d’état and regime changes, leading to long-time political instability and weak governance. In…

Haiti has long been plagued by coups d’état and regime changes, leading to long-time political instability and weak governance. In…
The modern-day People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria is now a proud, sovereign state in North Africa that readily influences the…
A council of combined security forces known as the Derg staged a coup d’état on September 12, 1974 against Ethiopian…
A mountainous country in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan was ceded by China and formally incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1876.…
The summer of 1961 was fraught with tensions between Moscow and Washington. Berlin, which had been a Cold War flash…
Jesse Alexander Helms, a five-term Republican Senator (1973- 2003) from North Carolina, was known not only for his conservative beliefs…
The United States found itself embroiled in several interventions in the 1990s that focused on upholding basic human rights standards…
Sport has often been used throughout history as a political tool. In particular, sport boycotts have been effective measures for…
The Olympic Games represent the height of sporting diplomacy, with thousands of athletes transcending politics for two weeks as they…
A highly decorated military leader and influential political figure, Alexander Haig’s career, which included such roles as Supreme Allied Commander…