The Soviet collapse in 1991 was so sudden and comprehensive that it came to seem inevitable. New work by historians of the USSR asks whether the system’s crisis could have ended in reform of its ...

A unique bronze death mask of one of history’s most notorious leaders will go under the hammer in Kent next month.

The best hope for Nicaragua’s democratic opposition may simply be time, as Ortega is now 80 years old and in questionable health.

The New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan says the president is fixated on becoming a "great man of history" during his ...

Sports are nothing without memes. And few have proven as resilient on social media as those linking Real Madrid and French supernova Kylian Mbappe with autocracy. Mbappe, the World Cup's second ...

Kylian Mbappe has earned many nicknames over the years, but none has gained as much traction as “El Dictador” in 2026, with thousands of videos, edits, and even an anthem dedicated to the nickname. In ...

In post-independence Africa, tragically, many countries have followed the archaic ways of the past, where one chief, or one king, presided for as long as he was able to draw breath. That’s why it was ...

France head coach Didier Deschamps has rallied behind Kylian Mbappé after the captain faced scrutiny over his leadership style, saying the forward’s portrayal in the public eye is far from the reality ...

Paul KarasikTwo-time Eisner Award–winning New Yorker cartoonist Paul Karasik lectures and teaches internationally and at the Rhode Island School of Design and Boston University.

The nickname “The Dictator” is a social media meme that depicts Kylian Mbappé as a figure who influences everything around him, including coaches, teammates, transfers, and club decisions. The joke is ...

The nickname "The Dictator" is a social media meme that depicts Kylian Mbappé as a figure who influences everything around him, including coaches, teammates, transfers, and club decisions. The joke is ...