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When Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, analysts and policymakers highlighted the unifying shock that NATO members experienced. However even before the return of US president Donald Trump, beneath this seeming cohesion lay deep-seated differences in how member states perceive and prioritize security threats.

“Richly reported…a thorough and important history.” —Tim Padgett, The New York Times The award-winning, richly nuanced account of the collapse of Venezuela and what it could mean for the rest of the world. Venezuela has been mired in crisis for over a decade—characterized by economic...

Combining the pulsating drive of Showtime's Homeland with the fascinating historical detail of such of narrative nonfiction bestsellers as Double Cross and In the Garden of Beasts, Dark Invasion is Howard Blum’s gritty, high-energy true-life tale of German espionage and terror on American soil...

Tras el desembarco de Cristóbal Colón en las Indias se inició la explotación de un vasto continente habitado por millones de personas. El catedrático Antonio Espino ofrece en este libro una brillante crónica de la Conquista y analiza la historia militar y sus aspectos más brutales y sanguinarios. Una extraordinaria y documentada narración que despoja los hechos de cualquier desviación mitificadora y de los reiterados intentos de buena parte de la historiografía conservadora hispánica de justificar la colonización, alegando una inequívoca intención civilizadora.

The definitive, inside account of the Trump Administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic from White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator and Coronavirus Task Force member, Dr. Deborah Birx. In late February 2020, Dr. Deborah Birx—a lifelong federal health official who had worked at...

Progressive upper-middle-class urbanites are deserting expensive liberal meccas like New York and San Francisco and flocking to traditionally red states like Colorado, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Texas. The result is a sudden, confusing purpling of small-town America. School boards and local governments are being reorganized around the progressive agendas of pushy transplants. Neighborhoods are becoming unrecognizable. And the implications for future Congressional and presidential elections are staggering.

Americans are shocked by ongoing reports chronicling growing chaos in Europe, where massive Muslim migration is w reaking h avoc on the continent in cluding horrendous acts of mass terror ism, an epidemic of rape and sexual assault against European women, and large, jihadist-rich enclaves where even police are allegedly he sitant to enter. Yet, few realize tha t America is heading down the same suicidal path.

Victor Gold is dismayed and saddened by what has happened to the GOP he respected and supported. The party he joined in the 60s once believed that religion was a personal matter, that the natural environment should be protected, and that George Washington's warning against "foreign entanglements" should be heeded.

De la caída del Muro a la invasión de Ucrania. En poco más de tres décadas el mundo en el que vivimos ha cambiado de manera radical, pasando del final de la Guerra Fría a una guerra caliente entre dos antiguas repúblicas soviéticas: Rusia y Ucrania. ¿Cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí? ¿Qué acontecimientos históricos nos han conducido a la guerra en Ucrania? Para contestar a estas preguntas centrales, Javier Solana repasa los sucesos históricos más relevantes desde la caída del Muro de Berlín en 1989 hasta la invasión rusa de Ucrania en febrero de 2022.

David Hume stands as a towering figure in the Western philosophical landscape, but it is his historical narratives that truly sustained him. His monumental work, The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, published between 1754 and 1764, captured the imagination of readers and established him as a household name. Hume himself noted that the financial success from the booksellers far surpassed anything previously seen in England, granting him both independence and wealth. This six-volume masterpiece continues to be published and remains a vital part of ...

Dive into the rich tapestry of English history with David Hume, one of the most influential philosophers of the Western world. While his philosophical works have garnered him immense acclaim, it was his historical narratives that provided for his livelihood. His seminal work, The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, published between 1754 and 1764, became a bestseller, leading Hume to note that the financial rewards were unprecedented in England, granting him both independence and affluence. This six-volume masterpiece has seen countless editions and...

David Hume stands as a towering figure in Western philosophy, celebrated for his profound insights and influential ideas. However, it was his historical writings that secured his financial success and popularity. His monumental work, The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, published between 1754 and 1764, captivated audiences and generated unprecedented earnings, making him not just independent but wealthy. Spanning six volumes, this historical masterpiece remains in print today and continues to shape our understanding of English history. Often ...

WALTER REPORT is a 24/7 Twitter space about Russia's invasion on Ukraine, that is going strong since February 24, with Ukrainian voices, reports from the ground, military and political updates and deep-dive discussion into everything about the war in Ukraine. Here you may find the most interesting parts of the conversation that you capture daily, so you won't miss anything.

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On October 23, 1983, a truck bomb destroyed the US Marines barracks in Beirut. Two hundred and forty-one Americans were killed in the worst terrorist attack our nation would suffer until 9/11. We're still feeling the repercussions today. When Reagan Sent In the Marines tells why the Marines were there, how their mission became confused and compromised, and how President Ronald Reagan used another misguided military venture to distract America from the attack and his many mistakes leading up to it.

"24.02: The Invasion Reconstructed" is a podcast in which UP recreates the events of the day when Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.

Besieged is a podcast hosted by Peter Warzynski which invites experts from Loughborough University to examine the latest developments in Ukraine and look to the future to see how the conflict will impact on all our lives.