The Drivers of Japanese Imperialism in the 1930s
After opening its door to the US in 1853, Japan quickly adapted to the Western style of modernisation through the Meiji Constitution....
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Philippa Fletcher
- Mar 5
Revisiting Hitler’s Aims for World War II: Was Appeasement a Futile Strategy?
Shortly after his election to the chancellorship, Adolf Hitler gave his 1933 Reichstag speech where he stated that he would demand equal...
Harriet Solomon
- Jun 28, 2022
Islamic Ideologues in Review
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahab and Ibn Taymiyya Contextualising Islamic Thinkers Ibn Taymiyyah and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahab are two of the...
Rongsheng Liu
- May 3, 2022
The Structural Historical Root of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
An eternal conflict between nationalism and imperial ambitions in Eastern Europe Introduction In 2014, John Mearsheimer vociferously...
Zachary P. Schwartz
- Mar 9, 2022
The Beginning of History: Russia, Ukraine, and the Global Order
On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, promising to “de-nazify” and “de-militarize” a...
Aidan Lilienfeld
- Mar 1, 2022
Europa Universalis IV: An Interactive Idea of Europe
This historical strategy video game challenges the player to take up the reins as a European prince and conquer the world. Sources (taken...
Amy Lin
- Mar 1, 2022
The Effect of Decolonisation on the Political Stability of Southeast Asian States
From the mid- to late-19th century, Western powers colonised all the countries in Southeast Asia, save Thailand. A sudden, brutal...
Tizia von Bibra
- Mar 1, 2022
‘Chaos in All the Old Systems’: The Role of Gender in the Founding of the US
The Role of Gender in Consolidating European and American Power Prior to and After the Founding of the American Republic Gender formed a...
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