In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President ...

In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to foreign ...

President Donald Trump, in his first days in office, has made a series of statements. Among these is the assertion that the USA will “take back” the Panama Canal. In historical terms, this is a ...

In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?

In 1956, the sun had already set on the British and French imperiums, even if they couldn’t admit it to themselves. The war began with... The world is slowly emerging from the Suez Canal saga ...

Donald Trump is reportedly poised to veto Keir Starmer choice for UK ambassador to the US And it very bad news for one side ...

Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...

By Andrew J. Williams The UN Charter was not an innocent document that has now been violated by all concerned as we might decide to listen ...

I’ve been following closely every utterance of the new Trump administration regarding the situation in the Middle East. In ...

This British-made drama centres around a fictional current-affairs show launched by the BBC in June 1956, during the Hungarian Revolution and Suez Crisis. Interestingly, The Hour shares a cast ...

Ambassadors are usually diplomats at the end – as in, at the height – of their careers. Harold Caccia had to rebuild trust ...