The age of empires seemed to be a thing of the past. But now there are signs that some world leaders hanker after imperial ...

Kings and Generals' documentary series traces the rise of the Ottoman Empire, highlighting key battles and conquests across Anatolia and the Balkans. As the Ottomans expanded, resistance grew, ...

From Poland’s land forces to Ukraine’s impressive military improvements over the last few years, the military forces of ...

Over the past few weeks the new US president, Donald Trump, has repeatedly claimed that the United States should“take back” the Panama Canal and that ...

On February 9, 1969, the Boeing 747, the world’s first wide-body jet, took its maiden flight, revolutionising air travel.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin insists that Russia will not lose in Ukraine and that Russia has rarely lost a war. The reality is that Russia has been defeated 38 times in the past 1,100 years since ...

In 249, legends say the woman who later became St. Appolonia, the patron saint of dentistry, was tortured and killed for being a Christian. Her tormentors broke her teeth with iron points and ...

Small entities might once again need to relearn how to hedge between great powers. One forgotten highborn woman from history provides some ancient realist lessons.

At the start of the new year, on January 6, President Erdogan made clear his intention to streamline the production of the ...

With the Arabs essentially taken out of this great game, it now comes down to an ancient animus: the Turkish Sunni Muslims versus the Persian Shiite Muslims for control over this region.