In focus

On the evening of 7th May 2025, three New York Police Department (NYPD) helicopters were hovering over Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus in upper Manhattan. Police vans arrived soon aft

“What are you doing here?” It is a sunny April morning in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, and a Palestinian man is busy on the roof of a low-set house. Under the partial shadow of a tree, it looks like

ISRAEL’S GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED WHAT many in Gaza had feared: its military will seize the territory indefinitely, calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers to significantly expand operations. Isr

In this issue’s Frontline you can read our interview with former CIA Assistant Director Mark Lowenthal; analysis of the USA’s historic military strategy in Greenland; plus full accounts of how two key conflicts of the 20th century came to an end

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To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict