In 1945, Germany was at the end of a process which caused the death of six million Jews. Just 20 years later, West Germany and Israel established formal diplomatic relations.
How did Germany make up for its crimes, and what did it mean for Israeli society?
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You’d think that the immense destructive potential of Nuclear Weapons would warrant tight monitoring of where those weapons are. In fact, the US has ‘lost’ nuclear weapons on multiple occasions,
Worse still, many of these incidents took place outside of the US.
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In 1995 American stars including Ric Flair and Muhammad Ali travelled to Pyongyang to take part in the biggest event in the history of professional wrestling. What could go wrong?
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“The Dutch are proud of their tolerant international image, its time they lived up to it.”
How a racist Christmas character became the symbol of divisions within Dutch culture.
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“On a hot Sunday afternoon in December 1967, Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt went for a swim off of Cheviot Beach, near Melbourne. He never came back.”
What happens when prominent world figures vanish without a trace?
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