Islamic revival and the Great Game
With the recent attacks on Israel by Hamas, it is interesting to see how the organisation was created and its origins. Hamas is an Arabic abbreviation for the →
Conflicts, disasters
The attack on Israel
On the morning of 7 October, the Palestinian listed terrorist organisation Hamas attacked southern Israel, starting from the Gaza Strip. Armed units entered Israeli territory, thousands of missiles →
Russians, Ukrainians and Orcs
Keep in mind that the Americans do not think highly of the Ukrainians. They are also seen as a kind of Russian, whose sons can be sent as →
The birth of a superpower
The Americans have unwittingly given Russia a modern mythology, a historical turning point, a birth. When the conflict is over, the timeline will be divided into before and →
A narrow window of opportunity – the agony of the American Empire, and the world that caught up with it
Others have said it better than me, but it bears repeating. The US had a narrow window of opportunity to shape the world at the turn of the →
Transition
Historians usually talk about transitional or intermediate periods. These include ancient Egypt and the time between the different kingdoms. And the period between the Bronze Age and the →
Why is no one waving the white flag?
It was perfectly legitimate to criticise the Vietnam War, it almost developed into a popular movement over the years. And it was also right and proper to criticise →
Degeneration, or merely a return to a historical normal?
Many see the conflict in eastern Ukraine as an outright Russian occupation, ignoring the possible right of ethnic Russian regions to self-rule or secession. Ukraine is seen as →
Who was behind the Nord Stream sabotage
Nord Stream consists of several pipelines running under the Baltic Sea, connecting Germany with Russia and supplying Europe with large quantities of natural gas. The project was both →
