It has also always been one face of American empire. Established during the Cold War to counter Soviet influence, the agency ...

Senator Loren Legarda emphasized the power of culture and history in shaping modern Filipino identity at the relaunch of the ...

Senator Loren Legarda on Wednesday underscored Manila’s pivotal role in shaping modern Filipino identity as she led the ...

How old are trade wars? Until the 19th century, mercantilism was dominant in Europe. Mercantilist thinkers posited, roughly, ...

Imagine that you are a merchant in 17th-century Mexico. With bated breath, you stand at the harbor of Acapulco, eagerly ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island. Here’s why Greenland has always remained out of reach—and why it always ...

Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, has made concessions to President Donald Trump on immigration and ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum dedicated to one of the fabled route's final traders.

The Hebridean Whisky Trail features seven distilleries spread across five islands off of Scotland’s northwest coast. The ...