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The 1954 Coup in Guatemala: A More Interesting Story Than American “Economic Imperialism”

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 30 November 2023

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The Shah, the Cold War, and the Islamists

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 20 March 2019

Abbas Milani’s The Shah gives a portrait of Iran’s last monarch, Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, and the impact that his downfall forty years ago continues to have in the Middle East, notably the emboldening of the Islamist movement. Continue reading