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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on August 22, 2026August 20, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image:* *Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. Photo by Handout / Turkish Presidency Press Office / AFP,* retrieved from Middle East Council.

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From the Mecca Joint Defence Pact explained to the passing of China’s reformist czar, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on August 15, 2026August 14, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image:* *Yolŋu ancestors taken from Baniyala by an anthropologist almost a century ago have been laid to rest in a repatriation ceremony. (ABC News: Marcus Kennedy)*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From the struggles of Australia’s Aboriginals to remembering the persecution of Roma and Sinti, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on August 1, 2026July 29, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image: Fake ‘Ancient Roman Amphitheatre’.* *Credit: x.com/@vikare06.*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From a fraudulent “ancient Roman amphitheatre” to the destruction of rare books in AI training, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on July 25, 2026July 22, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image: Photo illustration by Chantal Jahchan, retrieved from New York Times*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From Venezuela as an ‘ambiguous colony’ to Türkiye’s role in European security, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on July 18, 2026July 16, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image: “Some 1.4 million people from the subcontinent – now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – served in the British Indian Army in WW1”, retrieved from the BBC.*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From the recognition of Punjabi soldiers in WW1 to a revived Monroe Doctrine over Latin America, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on July 11, 2026July 10, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image: “Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger begin exit from the International Criminal* *Court, deepening break with Western institution”. Credit: Unidentified, retrieved from Business Insider – Africa.*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From three Sahel states exiting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to new figures on the victims of Dutch slavery, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on July 4, 2026July 2, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image credit: Getty Images, retrieved from BBC.*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From foreign terms in America’s Declaration of Independence to a Romania-Moldova unification bill, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on June 27, 2026June 22, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image: Illustration by Mer Young, retrieved from Smithsonian Magazine*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From the passing of Microhistory pioneer Carlo Ginzburg to the inventor of a written Cherokee language, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on June 13, 2026June 11, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image: A bird’s nest in Ukraine incorporating fibre optic cable, retrieved from IDEology.*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From undeclared chemical weapons in Syria to wildlife adaptations in Ukraine, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on June 6, 2026June 3, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image: Visual by Martina Monti, Credit Getty Images. Retrieved from Euroactiv.W*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From Europeanists who aim to revive Latin to the history of today’s Sino-Japanese “war of words”, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on May 30, 2026May 27, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

Image: Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of “Magnifica Humanitas” at the Vatican’s Synod Hall May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of his papacy, which focused on the rise of artificial intelligence. (OSV News/Reuters/Yara Nardi), retrieved from The National Catholic Reporter.

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From the Vatican’s historic apology for legitimising slavery to three pioneers of modern humanism, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on May 23, 2026May 21, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Image: The Franco-themed Una Grande Libre bar-restaurant in Madrid’s Usera neighbourhood. Photo credit: Abbas Asaria. Retrieved from The Guardian.*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From Franco-themed cafes to memories of the Indigo rebellion, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on May 16, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Map: The Conversation, CC-BY-NDCreated with Datawrapper. Retrieved from The Conversation.*

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From Putin’s pick of a German ex-chancellor for peace talks to the Danish roots of shipping tolls, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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‘Military Humanitarianism’ Book Launch

Published on May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

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Join us in Bristol to celebrate the launch of our edited volume ‘Military Humanitarianism: Aid Operations & Armed Forces’

Event hosted by Brian Drohan and Margot Tudor.

Join us in Bristol to celebrate the publication of our new edited volume ‘Military Humanitarianism: Aid Operations and Armed Forces‘ (Cornell University Press) which will be out on 15 July 2026. We’ll be discussing the book with some of our chapter contributors and a fantastic panel of academics.

Event hosted in the Old Fire Station (Bristol, UK) and online (email margot.tudor[@]city.ac.uk for virtual access details).

Drinks and refreshments provided.

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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on May 9, 2026May 7, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

Photo: “Even as Communist parties have become numerically marginal in Tamil Nadu’s electoral politics, the village takes pride in its enduring ideological roots.” Credit: Suresh K Pandey. Retrieved from Outlook India.

Mitchel Stuffers
Assistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter

From the saboteur of Apartheid’s nuclear dream to a modern village draped in Marxist relics, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the Mecca Joint Defence Pact explained to the passing of China’s reformist czar, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the struggles of Australia’s Aboriginals to remembering the persecution of Roma and Sinti, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From a fraudulent “ancient Roman amphitheatre” to the destruction of rare books in AI training, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Venezuela as an ‘ambiguous colony’ to Türkiye’s role in European security, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the recognition of Punjabi soldiers in WW1 to a revived Monroe Doctrine over Latin America, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From three Sahel states exiting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to new figures on the victims of Dutch slavery, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From foreign terms in America’s Declaration of Independence to a Romania-Moldova unification bill, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the passing of Microhistory pioneer Carlo Ginzburg to the inventor of a written Cherokee language, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From undeclared chemical weapons in Syria to wildlife adaptations in Ukraine, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Europeanists who aim to revive Latin to the history of today’s Sino-Japanese “war of words”, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the Vatican’s historic apology for legitimising slavery to three pioneers of modern humanism, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Franco-themed cafes to memories of the Indigo rebellion, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Putin’s pick of a German ex-chancellor for peace talks to the Danish roots of shipping tolls, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the saboteur of Apartheid’s nuclear dream to a modern village draped in Marxist relics, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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