On 14 August 2025, a range of student, church, religious, and other organizations representing the Naga community in India celebrated the 78th anniversary of the Naga state’s declaration of independence on 15 August 1947. The date passed without notice in the Western media, but was greeted warmly by the Secretary of General of the Unrepresented People’s Organization (UNPO), which was created in 1991 to advocate for the Naga, Uyghur, Tibetans, and other “states-in-waiting” for whom the era of UN-sponsored decolonization represented the closure rather than the fulfillment of their ambitions.

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Akira Iriye, a Harvard University professor emeritus and a leading scholar on the history of international relations, died on Jan. 27. He was 91.

States-in-Waiting is a nuanced and meticulously researched exploration of knowledge, power, and legitimacy in the era of decolonization. The monograph open

Rajmohan Gandhi, who just turned 90, edited a brave magazine during the Emergency and fought an election against Rajiv Gandhi.

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Historians of decolonization tend to present the moment of independence as the culmination of nationalist struggles, and the achievement of political sover

The United Nations (UN) continues to confront global crises that threaten its survival and test the durability of the‘ liberal international order’. Challe

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There’s more talk of decolonisation than ever, while true independence for former colonies has faded from view. Why?

There’s more talk of decolonisation than ever, while true independence for former colonies has faded from view. Why?

À l’approche des élections législatives du 17 novembre, le livre d’une historienne française, Séverine Awenengo Dalberto, consacré à la Casamance, a enflammé le débat public. Avant même qu’il soit (…)

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National memory cultures, military doctrine, and until recently historiography have treated total war in Europe and violence in the colonized world as unrelated