Wednesday, 05 May 2021 / Published in Explained, Opinion
2022 Midterm election
2020 was a historic year for the Democratic Party. Not only were they able to control both houses of Congress for the first time in 10 years, Joe Biden, the Democratic Presidential nominee, was able to beat the incumbent president for the first time in 28 years (the last incumbent president to have lost the
Friday, 24 July 2020 / Published in Explained
Hagia Sophia
Table Of Content The last nail in the coffin for Secularism in Erdogan’s Turkey The Church of Hagia Sophia Fall of the Ottoman Empire as the Formation of the Republic of Turkey Atatürk and Hagia Sophia Erdogan and the Rise of Religious Right in Turkey The last nail in the coffin for Secularism in Erdogan’s
Friday, 03 July 2020 / Published in Opinion, Stuff I Should Know
Joe Biden India
May you live in interesting times. It is an old Chinese saying that couldn’t ring any truer in 2020, especially with this COVID pandemic. But for the US, and in a way to the world, 2020 has still more interesting stuff to offer. 2020 is a Presidential election year in the United States, and Joe
Friday, 19 June 2020 / Published in Explained, Stuff I Should Know
Two China
China is a fascinating country – one which has a fascinating history. But when you talk about China, do you know which China you are talking about? Yes, there is more than one out there. Two chinas, to be exact – The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC); and that’s not
Monday, 15 June 2020 / Published in Explained, Today I Learned
nazi germany annex austria
Table Of Content What happened to Austria post-WWII? Formation of the Austrian Empire Defeat in WWI and the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Anschluss Allied-occupied Austria and Independence What happened to Austria post-WWII? Austrian Empire, later the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was a dominant player in Central and Eastern Europe in the later 19th and early 20th
Monday, 08 June 2020 / Published in Explained, Today I Learned
swiss neutrality
Switzerland is located in one of the most contentious regions that have seen constant fighting throughout its history. Situated in the confluence of western, central, and southern Europe, Switzerland is a neutral nation and has taken a non-interventionist policy in European Wars since 1815. But how were they able to do so? Even at the height
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