What do you do if you identify as one ethnicity but a line drawn on a map stipulates that you belong to a different nation?

To read previous blogs on the Russian invasion of Ukraine click here. #IStandWithUkraine Throughout the month of December Russian...

Thirty Years Ago: 1993 1. Czechoslovakia ceased to exist from 1 January 1993 with the Czech Republic and Slovakia becoming independent...

To read my previous blogs on the war in Ukraine click here This week marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine and began an...

What happens today is history tomorrow. Here is a run-down on some of the most newsworthy stories from across the year. (This blog is...

The year 1922, one century ago, occurred at what some would consider to be an interesting time in history as it was when the world tried...

The Commonwealth Games began in Birmingham, England this morning (Aussie time, yesterday UK time)! In the past, as someone who loves any...

On 23 July 1992 Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia, which had only the year before declared independence from the Soviet Union....

To read past blogs on the history of Ukraine as well as the current conflict please click here. It has been a considerable time since I...

The politics unfolding in Sri Lanka today are constantly in the headlines. I knew very little about Sri Lankan politics and while I still...

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". As I write this week's round-up of events in Ukraine, the war has entered a...

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". In the sixth week of the conflict the focus of the media was on the growing...

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". Now over a month into the conflict in Ukraine the violence we see each night...

This blog follows on from "Understanding What is Happening in Ukraine from a Historical Perspective (Part 1)" and "Understanding the...

This blog follows on from "Understanding What is Happening in Ukraine from a Historical Perspective (Part 1)" As the war continues in...

What’s happening in Ukraine has a large number of global implications, which is why the world is watching this conflict so closely, more...

Ten years ago, to many would not yet be classed as “history” but as we know history happens every day! From a personal perspective this...

In the second year of the new millennium a lot happened. It featured a lot of launches from iTunes to Wikipedia and it also brought 21st...

Starting this blog by writing the phrase “thirty years ago” really makes me feel older than I often think I am. To think that the 1990s...

In answer to some common questions that I've seen crop up around Lunar New Year I put together some quick answers! When it is celebrated?...