As The Times explained last week, a 1951 agreement grants the United States the ability to “construct, install, maintain and ...
The Soviet front of World War II, the “Great Patriotic War” for Russians, lasted 1,418 days. The “special military operation” ...
That a country thinks it has the right to randomly invade another country has repercussions that will for sure be played on ...
The raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was a tactical success, but it also raises the possibility of ...
In May 1988, Soviets started to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan after more than eight years of fighting. The process ...
The US’s lightning raid on Venezuela highlights a deep integration and intelligence gap that explains why China, despite ...
US regime changes from Iran to Ukraine shaped global politics, often causing wars, & instability, with lasting consequences ...
Islamabad’s response to the Gaza peacekeeping proposal reveals a familiar pattern: Say yes to Washington, signal no at home, ...
For at least a decade, the conventional wisdom has been that direct attempts at regime change by the United States have ended in disaster. And for good reason. In Afghanistan, the very same Taliban ...
Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has now lasted longer than the Soviet Union’s fight against Nazi Germany, with incomparably ...
From Iran to Iraq, Brazil to Vietnam, Washington has sought to topple leaders and regimes it thinks are acting against its ...
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December 30, Saddam Hussein executed

On Dec. 30, 2006, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High Tribunal. Hussein was captured in 2003 by U.S. forces ...