Peter Frankopan

The fates of powerful women in modern Uzbek politics echo the events of 1,000 years ago. 

The United States should heed the lessons of 1,000 years ago, if it is to sustain its military superiority. 

Russian hooligans at a football match might be a relative novelty, but there is nothing new under the sun.

Too many historians and commentators view history from a western perspective. In doing so, they turn their back on the roots of our global system, argues Peter Frankopan.

The popular image of crusading is derived almost entirely from western accounts of the victorious First Crusade. Yet when historians examine Byzantine sources about the campaign a very different picture emerges, argues Peter Frankopan.