United States at 250: Seven tests of the American experiment
Seven stories test America’s promises of freedom, opportunity and power as the United States marks its 250th year.
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The 21st-century wave of left-wing leaders triggered a US response, culminating in the 2026 capture of Nicolas Maduro.
As Donald Trump threatens Greenland with a takeover, Al Jazeera speaks to people there about their concerns.
The 1980s bring revolutionary wars, CIA-backed conflict and the violent birth of a new democratic era.
US-backed coups reshape Latin America, toppling democracies and fuelling decades of dictatorship, secrecy, and revolt.
A deadly cyclone hits Indonesia’s Sumatra, wiping out communities. Al Jazeera examines the scale of destruction.
How oil-rich Venezuela fell from 1970s stable democracy to a crisis that led to the January 2026 US raid on Caracas.
The horrors of the Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the war crimes trials that gave birth to the ICC.
Nuclear tests scarred Bikini Atoll, revealing deception, displacement and a people’s fight for survival and justice.
The Road to Damascus documents the lightning offensive that toppled the al-Assad regime.
A boy who grew up during Syria’s war reveals the untold origins of the conflict and the fight for his nation’s freedom.
