Taiping War

This day in history: The Tianjing Incident, or “Why it’s never a good idea to make all of your subordinates kings”

This day in history: The Tianjing Incident, or “Why it’s never a good idea to make all of your subordinates kings”

A tale of a lunatic populist figurehead given to delusions of grandeur and hallucinations of his messianic nature (sound familiar?)

Lessons for Syria from the Taiping War

Lessons for Syria from the Taiping War

Far too often, humans are reminded of historical parallels to current crises that could have been avoided. War is repetitive, but is it necessary? The past may just be the best indicator of the future.