Spain has long avoided addressing the fact that tens of thousands of Spaniards were victims of Nazis, who collaborated with Spain’s former dictator, Francisco Franco.
A woman hugs a Polish volunteer before he crosses the border to go and fight against Russian forces.
AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu
According to some reports, thousands of people from around the world are signing up to fight on behalf of Ukraine. But comparisons to the Spanish Civil War’s International Brigades are misguided.
Supporters of the late Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco, during a gathering of far right wing supporters in Madrid, March 2021.
Marcos del Mazo/Alamy Live News
The decision to move the Stasi files into the German national archive has sparked debate of how memories of life before reunification should be handled.
As many as 300,000 babies were taken from their families for political gain.
Collective prayer on October 20 in Mogadishu in tribute to the 276 dead and 300 wounded, victims of the October 14 terrorist attack. Terrorism has become a global weapon.
Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP
Contemporary terrorism is rooted in a form of political violence dating from the French Revolution. It is rooted in social facts and is now evolving on a global scale.
Franco visits Barcelona in 1942. Carlos Pérez de Rozas
The Spanish monarchy has been thrown into crisis after the king, Juan Carlos I, announced his decision to abdicate the throne after 39 years in favour of his son Felipe. The news was conveyed via the royal…