That is how quickly the mantle of global leadership can fall in the absence of sound economic and other policies at home and abroad. Those lessons beckon today for Britain, and America, too. In the ...

Last week in the House of Commons, Sir Winston Churchill, who in 1942 defiantly declared that he had not become Prime Minister “to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire,” sat glum ...

Pt.1 -- The empire beyond the storm, 1770-1776 -- Pt. 2: -- A summary of the series -- Pt. 3: Historiography -- Ireland and the American rebellion -- Mediterranean outposts -- India and the United ...

Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday peacefully at home in Scotland after a remarkable 70-year reign. We cannot talk about the British monarchy without confronting the colonial horrors of this period.

Why Empires Fall is emphatically right, however, to focus on the recurring importance of different kinds of empire. Today, the US, China, Russia, India and the EU all exhibit aspects of imperial ...