Our story with America has reached its final chapter. By Ramin Madadlou, Assistant Professor, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran. Our story with America began with World War II. The Americans were one of the three occupying forces that entered Iran. Like the British, they spoke English, but unlike them, they did not have a bad record—indeed, they had no record ...
For almost a century and a half France maintained a substantial colonial empire in Africa, stretching from the Maghreb through the Western and Central sub-Saharan regions. Though direct rule ended in the early 1960’s, French influence over its former possessions continued. Through political, economic, and cultural connections, France has attempted to maintain a hegemonic foothold in Francophone Africa, both to ...