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Peter John Dalglish, a Canadian humanitarian worker and former United Nations official, was arrested by Nepal police on April 8, 2018, on charges of child sexual abuse...
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On May 22, 2017, President Donald Trump visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, during his first foreign trip as president. He placed a written note into the cr...
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Amendment of the Smith–Mundt Act in the National Defense Authorization Act On 28 December 2012, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authoriza...
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One of the clearest documented cases of Israeli intelligence activity that damaged relations with allies involves the use of forged or cloned passports belonging to ci...
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Alan Horowitz, an Orthodox rabbi and convicted sex offender from the United States, was arrested in May 2007 in Mahabalipuram, India, after being located by internatio...
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Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary jus...
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During the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, reports and court filings alleged that weapons of Israeli origin were transferred to Serbian forces. In 2016, Israeli huma...
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Robert Maxwell and Mirror Group sue Seymour Hersh for libel In October 1991, media proprietor Robert Maxwell and his company Mirror Group Newspapers i...
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Attribution History of Golda Meir Quote on Children and Conflict Golda Meir served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. A statement widely attribu...
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The German–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact And Its Secret Protocols On August 23, 1939, the governments of Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression t...
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Adolf Hitler References British Rule in Palestine in Reichstag Address “It appears to have slipped Mr. Roosevelt’s mind that Palestine is not being occupied...
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Soviet-Era Famines Under Bolshevik Rule Between 1930 and 1933, a series of mass famines occurred across the Soviet Union following Bolshevik policies of for...
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Before Hitler rose to power, major banks and financiers profited from high interest rates in Germany. During the Weimar Republic, government bonds often carried 6-10% ...
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On June 17, 1920, Albanian nationalist Avni Rustemi traveled to Paris and assassinated Essad Pasha Toptani, a former Albanian politician and military leader. Essad Pas...
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The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued on November 2 1917 by the British government during World War I expressing support for the establishment of a nat...
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The creation of the Federal Reserve System on December 23, 1913, established the central banking authority of the United States. It was enacted through the Federal Res...
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Alexander Orlov, born Lev Lazarevich Feldbin on 21 August 1895 in Bobruisk, was a Soviet NKVD officer from an Orthodox Jewish family. He later operated under several a...
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A diplomatic mission was sent from Washington to China to establish formal relations and discuss trade opportunities. The delegation aimed to enhance communication bet...
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Translation activities of Buddhist sutras in Luoyang intensified under imperial patronage. Monks gathered at the White Horse Temple to facilitate the rendering of fore...
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Roman Emperor Valerian was captured by the Sasanian Persian ruler Shapur I during the Battle of Edessa, a significant conflict between the Roman and Sasanian empires. ...
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The Trung Sisters led a major rebellion against Chinese rule in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. Their uprising marked a significant moment of resistance against...
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1970–1981 — Anwar Sadat succeeds Nasser and gradually redirects Egyptian foreign and economic policy. He reduces Soviet influence, encourages economic liberalization a...
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1948 — The Tito-Stalin split transforms Albania's foreign alignment. Hoxha uses the crisis to eliminate Yugoslav influence and bind Albania much more closely to Stalin...
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1922–1953 — Egypt operates as a constitutional monarchy shaped by constant competition among the palace, the Wafd Party and British power. Parliamentary government exi...
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21–31 January 1920 — Albanian political leaders meet at Lushnjë to reassert sovereignty and resist foreign plans that threatened partition. The congress creates new na...
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1882 — British forces intervene during the Urabi Revolt and occupy Egypt. The country formally remains connected to the Ottoman Empire for decades, but British officia...
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664–525 BCE — Rulers of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty reunify Egypt from their base at Sais. They encourage trade with the Greek world, employ foreign mercenaries and reviv...
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c. 1070 BCE — Central royal authority weakens while powerful priestly institutions and regional rulers gain influence. Egypt loses much of its empire in the Levant and...
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c. 1650–1550 BCE — A dynasty of rulers of largely western Asian origin controls much of northern Egypt from Avaris in the Nile Delta. Egyptian sources later portray th...
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c. 2600–2500 BCE — Archaeology points toward organized Egyptian labor forces rather than armies of foreign slaves. Workers lived in settlements near Giza, received foo...
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The Council on Foreign Relations provides an important institutional setting for examining the overlap between Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller. Their relationshi...
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The Council on Foreign Relations provided a continuing institutional forum where scholars, government officials, business leaders and other participants discussed inte...
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American organization focused on international affairs. David Rockefeller became a director in 1949 and served as chairman from 1970 to 1985.
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American organization focused on international affairs. David Rockefeller became a director in 1949 and served as chairman from 1970 to 1985.
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American organization focused on international affairs. David Rockefeller became a director in 1949 and served as chairman from 1970 to 1985.
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American organization focused on international affairs. David Rockefeller became a director in 1949 and served as chairman from 1970 to 1985.
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David Rockefeller became chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations in 1970, beginning a period of substantial Rockefeller involvement in the organization's leadersh...
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David Rockefeller began his postwar banking career at Chase National Bank in 1946 as an assistant manager in the foreign department.
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David Rockefeller served as chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1970 to 1985. His chairmanship overlapped with the period in which he helped establish th...
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David Rockefeller became a major institutional leader within the Council on Foreign Relations and later served as its chairman. His role placed him within the same for...
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David Rockefeller was a principal founder of the Trilateral Commission and subsequently held a senior leadership position within its North American group. His role pro...
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Political participation was limited mainly to adult male citizens; women, enslaved people and foreigners were excluded.
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2 February 1942 — Fritz Sauckel's later appointment as General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment in March formalizes a rapidly expanding coercive labor system, whi...
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8 September 1926 — Germany enters the League of Nations as a permanent Council member. The move symbolizes the diplomatic normalization associated with Gustav Stresema...
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14 October 1933 — Hitler announces Germany's withdrawal from the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference. The move rejects an important part of the dipl...
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