Politicians often promise change, yet they seldom deliver. Still, we keep hoping that next time will be different. It’s a vain hope, and here’s why.

Insight Video: Why has no nation, until now, been willing to declare Jerusalem the capital of the modern state of Israel? A brief look at history provides the answer.

When the kingdom of Judah fails to heed the final, dire warnings of the prophets, their fate is sealed.

Insight Video: What do modern Zionism and the Christian evangelical movement have to do with the Six-Day War of 1967? And why does it matter?

Insight Video: The 1967 war between Arabs and Israelis lasted only six days, but its effects have reverberated ever since and have affected us all in various ways.

Fifty years after one of the shortest wars in history, the world feels its far-reaching effects more than ever.

Understanding China’s current place in the world requires looking at the nation through a non-Western lens.

Three historians undertake a careful review of one of the world’s ancient empires, encouraging readers to take another look at long-accepted facts and interpretations.

A look back over two thousand years of nearly continuous warfare suggests that violent conflict is inevitable in the human sphere.

Why are laurel wreath crowns so often associated with history’s conquering heroes?