Mark Wibe

In answering your question, I assume that you are referring to the Holy Roman Empire when you ask about the weaknesses of the German Empire. The fundamental weakness of the Empire was its...

Pakistan’s geographical position has been a critical factor in its political relationships with its neighbors since it gained independence in 1947. Originally part of British-ruled India, Pakistan...

The Europeans developed a number of justifications for their interventions and annexations in Africa. One of the oldest of these was the perceived need to spread Christianity in the region so as to...

The drive to expand Russian territory was rooted in several factors. One of the most important of these factors was awareness of Russia’s exposed geographical position, which had led to various...

The differences that developed between Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church can be traced to several sources that were not necessarily related. On a theological level, one of the principle...