Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 17th January 1608 – Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo

Syria is a country with an unhappy history.  Since its establishment in 1920, it has been badly ruled by autocrats and foreign powers. Even before

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th December 1995 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lanka’s government announces

This Week in the World sheds light on events and personalities around the globe that may not have made the headlines Ukraine-Russia war A Chinese

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 27th November 1978 – The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is founded in

Despite what you may read, or may believe, materially, life in 2024 for the majority of human beings is close to or is the best

It’s very popular all over the democratic world to deplore those damn politicians. A certain populist line of thinking goes, if only we could get

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 52 BC – Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to

This Week in the World sheds light on events and personalities around the globe that may not have made the headlines Ukraine-Russia Since the beginning

This edition of This week in the World covers events from the last two weeks.   Ukraine-Russia  Whilst the Russian advance towards Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine