Martin Di Caro
Articles by Martin Di Caro
History As It Happens: When Reagan pressured Israel
During the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, President Reagan cut off shipments off cluster shells and pressured Israel to withdraw. Some today wonder why President Biden can't do the same. Published April 22, 2024
History As It Happens: Trump v. Founders
Founding-era historians filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing that the former president's claims of immunity have no basis in the Constitution or American history. Published April 17, 2024
History As It Happens: Origins of a border crisis
Across Democratic and Republican administrations, U.S. policies have failed to deter migration to the southern border while fueling instability and violence in Central America. Published April 15, 2024
History As It Happens: Who is ISIS-K?
The obscure group is making international headlines by committing spectacular acts of terrorism. What's its goal? Published April 10, 2024
History As It Happens: Still bombing Baghdad
More than 21 years after toppling Saddam Hussein, the U.S. cannot extricate itself from the disaster it created in Iraq. Published April 8, 2024
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here’
No issue better exemplifies our political dysfunction than immigration. Published April 4, 2024
History As It Happens: The election of 1992
The populist currents that define politics today started to emerge in the first presidential election after the Cold War. Published April 3, 2024
History As It Happens: After Arafat
The father of Palestinian nationalism died 20 years ago. Today his movement's aspirations appear as distant as ever from being realized. Published April 1, 2024
History As It Happens: Too old to be president
Rarely has the age of the candidates been so prominent an issue in a presidential campaign. Published March 27, 2024
History As It Happens: Securing Ukraine
Ukraine is losing a war of attrition against the Russian invasion, an analyst says. But Russia cannot conquer Ukraine, either. Published March 25, 2024
History As It Happens: Running for president from prison
Little is truly unprecedented in American politics. Published March 20, 2024
History As It Happens: Anarchy in Haiti
The island nation appears to be in an irreversible slide toward anarchy and violence. What happened to Haitian democracy? Published March 18, 2024
History As It Happens: Netanyahu’s war
For decades Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Israelis he would defend their security while seeking peace. As the war in Gaza grinds on, his legacy is in tatters. Published March 13, 2024
History As It Happens: Historians vs. Trump, revisited
A constitutional scholar says the Supreme Court botched the history of the 14th Amendment in deciding the Colorado ballot case in favor of Donald J. Trump. Published March 11, 2024
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability’
"It is a world in which there is one master, one sovereign. And at the end of the day, this is pernicious not only for all those within this system, but also for the sovereign itself because it destroys itself from within." Published March 7, 2024
History As It Happens: After Putin
Knowing how and when Russia's president may be replaced is impossible, but the West must begin preparing now. Can Soviet history be a guide? Published March 6, 2024
History As It Happens: The election of 1980
Ronald Reagan's victory over Jimmy Carter continues to shape the American political landscape. Published March 4, 2024
History As It Happens: Who was Alexei Navalny?
The persecution of the opposition leader is now par for the course in Putin's Russia. Published February 28, 2024
History As It Happens: ‘Dr. Strangelove’ at 60
Stanley Kubrick's black comedy about nuclear war is as timely as ever. Published February 26, 2024
History As It Happens: Two years of war, Part 2
Historian Michael Kimmage traces the origins of the Russia-Ukraine war to a series of collisions between Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime and Western institutions, with Ukraine stuck in the middle. Published February 16, 2024