https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/diplomacy/RSS feed for DiplomacyenWed, 05 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-has-history-forgotten-world-war-iis-largest-prison-break-which-claimed-the-lives-of-more-than-200-japanese-pows-180989246/During the 1944 Cowra breakout, over 900 prisoners attempted to escape from an Allied camp in Australia. The uprising resulted in the deaths of 234 Japanese men and 5 AustraliansWed, 05 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-has-history-forgotten-world-war-iis-largest-prison-break-which-claimed-the-lives-of-more-than-200-japanese-pows-180989246/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-medieval-byzantine-shipwreck-boasts-more-gold-treasures-than-any-other-vessel-found-beneath-the-mediterranean-180989217/The vessel sank in the Adriatic Sea in the seventh or eighth century C.E. Its cargo included a gold signet ring likely associated with the emperor Heraclius and gold belts encrusted with rubies, emeralds and pearlsTue, 28 Jul 2026 20:07:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-medieval-byzantine-shipwreck-boasts-more-gold-treasures-than-any-other-vessel-found-beneath-the-mediterranean-180989217/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-ship-sank-in-the-baltic-sea-with-presents-bound-for-a-romanov-czar-its-cargo-included-champagne-luxury-mineral-water-and-rare-meteorites-180989198/New research suggests that a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Sweden in 2024 may have been transporting gifts from the German Duchy of Nassau to Alexander II of Russia in the immediate aftermath of the Crimean WarMon, 27 Jul 2026 13:19:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-ship-sank-in-the-baltic-sea-with-presents-bound-for-a-romanov-czar-its-cargo-included-champagne-luxury-mineral-water-and-rare-meteorites-180989198/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-indian-maharaja-saved-hundreds-of-polish-orphans-during-world-war-ii-offering-them-refuge-when-no-one-else-would-180989150/Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar, opened his realm to young Poles who had been detained in Soviet labor camps as the children of the intelligentsiaWed, 22 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-indian-maharaja-saved-hundreds-of-polish-orphans-during-world-war-ii-offering-them-refuge-when-no-one-else-would-180989150/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/native-nations-fought-in-the-american-revolution-to-protect-their-ancestral-lands-after-the-war-settlers-seized-their-territory-anyway-180988435/The conflict divided the six tribes of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, most of whom decided to join the British. The former allies clashed at the Battle of Oriskany in New York in 1777Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/native-nations-fought-in-the-american-revolution-to-protect-their-ancestral-lands-after-the-war-settlers-seized-their-territory-anyway-180988435/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/after-pearl-harbor-americans-living-in-japan-endured-imprisonment-torture-and-a-lengthy-battle-to-return-home-180988258/A new book chronicles the tense negotiations that secured the return of nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by the Japanese during World War IIThu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/after-pearl-harbor-americans-living-in-japan-endured-imprisonment-torture-and-a-lengthy-battle-to-return-home-180988258/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-austrian-diplomat-resigned-when-the-nazis-annexed-his-country-to-make-ends-meet-his-wife-turned-to-dressmaking-and-captivated-the-american-public-180988213/Gretchen Prochnik was known around Washington, D.C. for her stylish looks. She capitalized on this interest to launch a successful business after Austria "ceased to exist" in 1938Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-austrian-diplomat-resigned-when-the-nazis-annexed-his-country-to-make-ends-meet-his-wife-turned-to-dressmaking-and-captivated-the-american-public-180988213/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-was-a-teenage-diplomat-another-was-a-nuclear-engineer-heres-how-eight-presidents-made-their-mark-outside-of-the-white-house-180988146/From Abraham Lincoln's patent to James A. Garfield's geometry proof, learn how these 19th- and 20th-century commanders in chief shaped their legacies beyond politicsMon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-was-a-teenage-diplomat-another-was-a-nuclear-engineer-heres-how-eight-presidents-made-their-mark-outside-of-the-white-house-180988146/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maria-corina-machado-venezuelas-iron-lady-wins-nobel-peace-prize-180987499/Machado, who leads the Vente Venezuela opposition party against President Nicolás Maduro, was lauded for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela"Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:17:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maria-corina-machado-venezuelas-iron-lady-wins-nobel-peace-prize-180987499/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-heroic-japanese-diplomat-defied-his-government-to-save-thousands-of-jewish-refugees-from-the-holocaust-180987067/Stationed in Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara granted transit visas that allowed holders to escape Europe and travel through Japan as they sought safety abroadThu, 31 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-heroic-japanese-diplomat-defied-his-government-to-save-thousands-of-jewish-refugees-from-the-holocaust-180987067/