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The largest Jewish community in the world is defined by its deep integration into the US national story, longstanding liberal traditions and scepticism towards Israeli governments.
From the voyages of Portuguese explorers to the era of British naval supremacy, narrow maritime straits have provided a focal point for religious fervour, commercial exchange and g..
Venezuela is Trump’s acid test for reordering the Western Hemisphere, but pursuing regime change in Cuba presents a far greater challenge.
Maggie O’Farrell’s 'Hamnet' and its 2025 film adaptation draw extensively on Virgil’s 'Georgics', showing how the classical tradition continues to illuminate enduring human questio..
Long before modern debates over diet, early Christians questioned whether abstaining from meat signaled true piety.
During the 1950s, US strategy in East Asia displayed a judicious combination of flexibility and realism, crafting a security order acceptable to America's allies, while avoiding co..
Years of political repression and creeping urban decay have hollowed out the city's soul, designing dissent out of its once-vibrant streets and erasing its rich cosmopolitan past f..
How did a playwright with no formal training design some of Britain’s grandest buildings?
Set during the drama of the French and Indian War, James Fenimore Cooper’s epic tale of survival, love and vengeance captures the many contradictions at the heart of America's nati..
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