King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla of the United Kingdom made their first visit to Kenya as ruling monarchs in late October. This is the first Commonwealth country the king has visited since ascending to the throne in 2022 following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, BBC News reported. There has been recent speculation about whether the king would address the violent history of British colonialism in Kenya and issue a formal apology.
The idea of the United States as an empire isn’t new, but seems to be sweeping academics and changing the way American history is discussed in college classrooms. This idea was discussed in the context of the relationship between the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, when the University of Massachusetts Amherst presented “U.S. Empire in Asia and the Pacific: Repression and Resistance” as a part of the “Confronting Empire: The 2022-2023 Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series.”
