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This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Published on March 7, 2026March 5, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Photo: A yacht sails past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.* *Retrieved from USA Today.*

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

From Iranian Americans reacting to Trump’s military strikes to the launch of an AI ethics consortium in the UK, 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 February 28, 2026February 27, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Photo: A 40,000-year-old mammoth figurine from Vogelherd Cave in Germany. Universität Tübingen/Hildegard Jensen, retrieved from Scientific American.*

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

From Africa’s pre-colonial decentralisation to the origins of written 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 February 21, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

Photo: Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia on October 24, 2025. Michael Yanow/NurPhoto/Getty Images/File, retrieved from CNN.

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

From the influence of Western think-tanks on Latin America to a judge citing Orwell’s 1984 to restore a slavery exhibit, 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 February 7, 2026February 6, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

Photo: Statues from the ‘Royal treasures of Abomey kingdom’ collection on display at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris on September 10, 2021. © Christophe Archambault, AFP. Retrieved from France24.

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

From a French draft bill on returning African colonial items to Japan’s possible reinstatement of imperial military titles, 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 January 31, 2026January 30, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Photo: The Auschwitz concentration camp — seen here in a genuine AFP photo — was liberated in January 1945 © Dominique JACOVIDES / POOL/AFP. Retrieved from France24*.

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

From AI images distorting Holocaust memory to the new challenges faced by middle-power nations, 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 January 24, 2026January 23, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

*Photo: Sweet Thing number 17, ca 1960-2024. Photograph: Jorge Luis Alvarez Pupo. Retrieved from The Guardian.*

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

From Nigeria’s risk of hunger to poem & picture collections on slavery and heritage, 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 January 17, 2026January 16, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

Photo: Recruits of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade training in the Zaporizhzhia region. 65th Mechanised Brigade press service/EPA. Retrieved from *The Guardian*

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

From Ukraine’s elusive peace deal to India’s ‘colonial’ railway uniform, 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 January 10, 2026January 9, 2026 by CIGH Exeter

Photo: Protestors march on a bridge in Tehran, Iran, on Dec 29, 2025. (Fars News Agency via AP, File). Retrieved from AP News.

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

From US Intervention in Venezuela to Iran’s growing protests, 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 December 13, 2025December 10, 2025 by CIGH Exeter

Photo: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a live broadcast Monday in Niederkassel.Rolf Vennenbernd / dpa via Getty Images. Retrieved from *NBC News*.

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

From the Thailand-Cambodia conflict to Friedrich Merz’s appeal for European strategic autonomy, 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 December 6, 2025 by CIGH Exeter

Photo: Namibia Seeks Stronger Chinese Investment in Strategic Projects. Image retrieved from *Namibian Mining News*.

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

From Gustav Klimt’s ‘disguised’ portrait to recent Chinese investments in Africa, 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 November 29, 2025November 28, 2025 by CIGH Exeter

The city Laayoune is at the heart of a conflict that has pitted Rabat against the Algiers-backed Polisario Front for decades © Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP, retrieved from *France24*.

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

From the Western Sahara’s autonomy plan to Europe’s east-west divide, 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 November 22, 2025November 20, 2025 by CIGH Exeter

Then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina takes oath as the country’s Prime Minister at the Bangabhaban in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan 11, 2024. (File photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain). Retrieved from CNA.

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

From Myanmar’s ‘permanent Balkanisation’ to the impact of AI, 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 November 15, 2025November 14, 2025 by CIGH Exeter

Picture by Terry J. Lawrence/Getty Images, retrieved from The Conversation

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

From African reports on conflict, justice, and climate change to the first-ever Syrian presidential visit to the White House, 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 November 8, 2025November 7, 2025 by CIGH Exeter

The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia (cc) Rudi Riet, via Flickr, retrieved from Good Authority.

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

From the passing of Dick Cheney to neoliberalism’s racial dimensions, 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 November 1, 2025 by CIGH Exeter

*Image retrieved from the European University Institute*

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

From the opening of historical archives in Europe to Argentina’s bailout and Tony Blair’s potential role in Gaza, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Iranian Americans reacting to Trump’s military strikes to the launch of an AI ethics consortium in the UK, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Africa’s pre-colonial decentralisation to the origins of written language, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the influence of Western think-tanks on Latin America to a judge citing Orwell’s 1984 to restore a slavery exhibit, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From a French draft bill on returning African colonial items to Japan’s possible reinstatement of imperial military titles, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From AI images distorting Holocaust memory to the new challenges faced by middle-power nations, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Nigeria’s risk of hunger to poem & picture collections on slavery and heritage, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Ukraine’s elusive peace deal to India’s ‘colonial’ railway uniform, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From US Intervention in Venezuela to Iran’s growing protests, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the Thailand-Cambodia conflict to Friedrich Merz’s appeal for European strategic autonomy, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Gustav Klimt’s ‘disguised’ portrait to recent Chinese investments in Africa, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the Western Sahara’s autonomy plan to Europe’s east-west divide, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From Myanmar’s ‘permanent Balkanisation’ to the impact of AI, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From African reports on conflict, justice, and climate change to the first-ever Syrian presidential visit to the White House, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the passing of Dick Cheney to neoliberalism’s racial dimensions, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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From the opening of historical archives in Europe to Argentina’s bailout and Tony Blair’s potential role in Gaza, here are this week’s top picks in imperial and global history.

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