The Empire Never Died

Challenging the numerous insidious aspects of current U.K. foreign policy amounts to nothing less than truly ending the British Empire, writes Mark Curtis. By Mark Curtis Declassified U.K. There’s long been a debate over whether Britain’s Empire — the largest the world has ever known — was

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A Damn Close-Run Thing: A Brief History of the Falklands War by Russell Phillips

In 1982, the average Briton didn't know the Falkland Islands existed, let alone their status as a disputed British territory just off the coast of Argentina. That changed when the Argentinians invaded the islands and overwhelmed the small defending force. Both nations claimed the islands were theirs...

Britain & Pinochet’s Escape From Justice

Declassified files from 25 years ago show how the U.K. government allowed Chile’s former dictator to evade extradition to Spain, John McEvoy reports. By John McEvoy Declassified UK Margaret Thatcher made a secret deal with Pinochet during the 1980s, files indicate Tony Blair’s

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