The French conquest of Mexico is no sudden freak ... and this is probably one element of her colonial ambition. With colonies will come commerce, and an extensive commerce will furnish this ...

Christophe Boucher will speak about French colonial ambitions in Florida during a lecture Thursday at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. Boucher, an associate professor of history at the ...

It also unravels the intricate web of geopolitical and economic interests that fueled French colonial policy in the region.

Being French-Maltese ... result of its former imperial ambitions. And, today, France’s political debate reflects the challenges of integrating the colonial legacy into a modern society.

After the failure of his campaign in Egypt, he was encouraged to establish a Jewish entity in Palestine, believing that it would preserve French ... top colonial military base called “Israel”. The US ...