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Henry Kissinger’s passing at the age of 100 brings to a close a remarkable chapter in the history of international diplomacy. Born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in Fürth, Germany, in 1923, his early life was marked by...
In the heart of the Middle East, where ancient tales of conquest and coexistence intertwine, there exists a conflict that has captured the world’s attention like no other – the Israel-Palestine War. This decades-long saga, characterized...
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 not only left a trail of radioactive destruction but also ignited a complex and enduring political legacy in Belarus. This article explores Chernobyl’s multifaceted and persistent political consequences on Belarus,...
The ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine started in 2014, when Russia invaded the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea. This crisis has been consequential for both nations and has concerned several nations, as well as the...
The opioid epidemic, currently wreaking havoc in the United States, is a large part of a wider drug overdose epidemic that has claimed approximately 932,000 lives from 1999 to 2019, according to the Centres for Disease Control...
The week-long visit to China by President Richard Nixon in February 1972 remains one of the most extraordinary diplomatic maneuvers of the 20th century. This event etched deeply into the annals of global history, saw Nixon—a...
Many of Afghanistan’s modern-day policies and attitudes can be traced back to the Afghanistan war, including the rights and status of women. While the war was initiated to oust the Taliban from power and address security...
This bold assertion by the former French President Francois Mitterrand in 1957 encapsulates a profound awareness that has pervaded the corridors of power in France since the late 1950s. From Charles De Gaulle to the present-day...
On the 17 December 2010, a simple street vendor by the name of Mohamed Bouazizi, tired of the ritualistic repression and humiliation of his life under the dictatorship of President Ben Ali set himself on fire....
This essay was rewritten as a historical analysis paper by The Sunday Diplomat Policy Research Department. It was republished on February 25th, 2024, and is accessible through this link: https://thesundaydiplomat.com/policy-research-who-made-ukraines-independence/. The old version is present below:...
