Friday, 19 April , 2024

British Empire

Afghanistan | By Frederick Engels

Written: in July and the first 10 days of August 1857; First published: in The New American Cyclopaedia, Vol. I, 1858; Transcribed: Andy Blunden, 2001; Proofread: and...

Guicciardini, Geopolitics and Geohistory | By William Mallinson

Guicciardini Endorsements  "An amazing counterblast to geopolitics and the realist school of international relations." -  Professor Vassilis K. Fouskas, School of Business & Law, University...

The Divisions of Cyprus, by Perry Anderson

Firsta published at 24 April 2008 www.lrb.co.uk By Perry Anderson Enlargement, widely regarded as the greatest single achievement of the European Union since the end of the...

One Hundred Years of the Communist Movement in India

September 1, 2020 Español Português हिन्दी Ελληνικά On 17 October 2020, the Indian communist movement looks back on a century of courageous resistance against tyranny, oppression, and...

The ‘Clean Break’ Doctrine: A Modern-Day Sykes-Picot Waging War and Havoc...

By Cynthia Chung May 18, 2020 In 1996 a task force, led by Richard Perle, produced a policy document titled “A Clean Break: A New Strategy...

Winston Churcill: the symbol of the merciless British Empire

Winston Churchill’s Statue Vandalised During #Blacklivesmatters Protests June 8, 2020 Also read Bristol statue toppling: Who was Edward Colston and why did anti-racism protesters target him?

UK more nostalgic for empire than other ex-colonial powers

A YouGov poll reveals 30% of Britons believe colonies were better off as part of the British Empire By Robert Booth Social 11 Mar...

The Shadow of History

When 28 civilians were killed in Athens, it wasn’t the Nazis who were to blame, it was the British. Ed Vulliamy and Helena Smith...

Greece 2019: Back to the Truman Doctrine and the Pied Piper’s...

By Dr. William Mallinson Athens, 13 October 2019 The rather pompous US Secretary of State Pompeo’s recent visit to Athens, to underline the new love-in between...

Corbyn calls on government to apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre...

JEREMY CORBYN has written to PM Theresa May on the 100th anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre today to demand the government apologise for the...