British Empire
Europe
United States of the Ionian Islands: The History of British Rule in Greece
The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country's history.
Politics
“Graveyard of Empires”: Why Attempts to Invade Afghanistan Always Fail
You may have noticed that when President Joe Biden made his speech on the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan on Monday he referred to the country as the "graveyard of empires."
The poignant phrase has stuck to the middle...