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The Colossus That Was Rhodes: Britain's ur-imperialist not only dreamt of constructing a railway from "Cairo to the Cape"...

The Anglo-Saxon Empire: As World War II ended the imperial baton passed from the United Kingdom to the United States. Bounding to Uncle ...

Put Your Heart In It: The National Party’s visceral attachment to the English-speaking brotherhood has found a more than worthy champion...

"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" - Bob Dylan. A SYMBOLIC VICTORY might have been won by Jo...

Know Thy Enemies: China's Nineteenth Century history recommends a thorough process of getting to know exactly who and what you'...

Permanent Interests: Elected politicians come and go; political parties move backwards and forwards between the Treasury and the Opposit...

The Kiss Of Fealty: In return for their protection, we place ourselves in the thrall of those powerful enough to provide it. Their enemi...

The Tight Five: From the moment the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour on Sunday, 7 December 1941, the five Anglo-Saxon powers - the USA, UK, Ca...

Tens of thousands of Wellingtonians celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany in the streets below Parliament, 9 May 1945. But what would have h...