Crimes of war
Crimes of war by Mel Gurtov 1351 words Mass Violence in Our Times In just the past few years, we...
Crimes of war by Mel Gurtov 1351 words Mass Violence in Our Times In just the past few years, we...
Commentators on the current Ukraine crisis have sometimes compared it to the Cuban missile crisis. This is a good comparison?and not only because they both involve a dangerous U.S.-Russian confrontation capable of leading to a nuclear war.
The vast destruction wrought by the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945 should have been enough to convince national governments that the game of war was over...
The threat of a major war hangs over eastern Europe. Four different negotiating forums between Russia and NATO on the Ukraine situation have not gone well.
As controversial president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte’s run in office is soon ending, there are many thoughts arising on who will
“Protecting the border” is essentially the same thing as protecting your own property, right? You’ve got to protect it from invaders, thieves — lawless jerks who want what you have...
In Yemen, Saudi Arabian and Iranian interests collide, a civil war involving multiple parties has devastated the country, important issues of international law...
After a war has ended, historians, elected officials, and faith leaders, no less than the people involved, often raise doubts over whether the outcomes were worth the many horrific costs...
The recent announcement by the British government that it plans a 40 percent increase in the number of nuclear weapons it possesses highlights the escalation of the exceptionally dangerous and costly nuclear arms race.
“Although few Americans seem to have noticed, China and the United States are currently on a collision course—one that could...
“Long before the advent of the coronavirus pandemic left people around the world desperate for survival, a popular assumption emerged...
“We, in the United States, have yet to realize both the futility and immense consequences of war even as we...
“Between late 19th and early 20th centuries, Africa was apportioned by several European powers— the practice became known as the...
“Your correspondent attended the November 4 Harvard University colloquium on the topic: Is Nuclear First Strike Legal or Just? The...
“Mass murder of 59 is the mote in the eye of that lone “Las Vegas” killer and we all condemn...