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The Silk Road Explained: How Ancient Trade Connected East and West
Silk, spices, religions and ideas travelled 7,000 miles across Asia for 1,500 years. We explain how the Silk Road worked and why…
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OPEC Explained: How the Oil Cartel Moves Global Energy Prices
OPEC's 12 members pump a third of the world's oil and move prices with one meeting. This explainer shows how the cartel…
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The Ottoman Empire Explained: Six Centuries That Shaped Three Continents
For 600 years the Ottomans ruled from Budapest to Baghdad. We explain how a small Anatolian beylik became a world empire, and…
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G7 vs G20 Explained: What the Two Summits Actually Do
The G7 is a club of rich democracies; the G20 includes the rising powers. This explainer compares the summits: who sits where,…
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World War I Explained: Causes, Course and Consequences
The war that was supposed to end all wars killed 20 million people and redrew the map of the world. We explain…
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BRICS Explained: The Bloc Challenging Western Economic Dominance
BRICS grew from five members to a ten-nation bloc challenging Western dominance. This explainer covers who joined, what it wants and if…
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The Cold War Explained: How Two Superpowers Divided the World
For 45 years the US and USSR faced off in a rivalry that shaped every corner of the globe. We explain the…
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Mercosur Explained: South America’s Common Market and Its Stalled Promise
Mercosur was meant to be South America's EU, but 30 years on it is a stalled promise. This explainer covers the common…
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall Explained: The Night That Ended the Cold War
On 9 November 1989, a botched press conference brought down the Cold War's great symbol. We explain the night the Berlin Wall…
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The Arab League Explained: 22 Nations, One Fractious Forum
The Arab League unites 22 nations but rarely agrees on anything. This explainer covers the fractious forum's history, its failures, and why…