How far did the Mongol Empire spread? How did the Mongols treat trade in their empire? How did the Mongols use conquest to improve their empire? How did the spread of the Mongol Empire affect China? Where was the Mongol Empire located?
Bagan, fondly known as the ‘sea of temples’, is the capital of the first Myanmar Empire and is one of the richest archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. As the heart of Burma during ancient times, Bagan serves as home to temples and buildings built from the 11th century to the 13th c...
They got us involved in several pointless wars: Afghans are impossible to change unless and until they choose to change themselves, while overthrowing Saddam in Iraq removed a moderately efficient Westerniser and got us a massive crop of hatred from the Islamic world. Now they try to spread f...
One senior Obama administration official familiar with the case said it would be a stretch to link the Fayad case to the Iran deal, even if the administration didn’t lobby aggressively enough to have Fayad extradited to the United States. “I guess it’s possible that they [the White Hou...
However, the above described situation in regard to the current Great Power Competition, while potentially unstable, at this moment appears relatively stable, especially since the Black Swan of the Islamic State (in Syria/Iraq) has been largely circumscribed. That current fragile stability can easil...
The numbers of migrants trying to cross from the Libya on the coast of north Africa to one of the EU's southern nations is increasing. Europe's impoverished southern nations can't cope. And in the better off nations of northern Europe immigration is a toxic issue which is fuelling the ri...
The two temples we recommend visiting are located just north of George Town in the Pulau Tikus suburb. While there are several beaches in Penang, Batu Ferringhi is – by far – the most popular. Getting from Georgetown to Batu Ferringhi ...
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-Taliban agreement, Afghanistan remains unfortunately far away from peace. The historic agreement paved the way for a full U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the start of intra-Afghan talks on a political settlement of the confli...
Was the Mongol Empire Islamic? How did the Mongol Empire change after Genghis Khan died? How did the Mongols create the world's largest land empire? Where was the Mongol Empire located? How big was the Mongol Empire? How did the Mongols travel? How did the Mongols affect the medieval worl...