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Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Exploring the reasons behind terrorism: 2 of 26

Terrorism rears its ugly head now more than ever, causing chaos and destruction across the globe. The press vividly reminds us almost on a daily basis of the dangers terrorism poses but where did it come from and why do such a destructive minority see it as the only way of having their voice heard by the international commun...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Should the US pull out its troops regardless of whether Iraq is ready to defend its people?: 10 of 101

"Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it" George Santayana . It is a well-known fact that history repeats itself and that the events which occur in the modern world are simply a repetition in an on-going cycle, but a vast number of people choose to ignore this fact and fail entirely to learn from the past....
Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Defining terrorism: 1 of 10

Terrorism rears its ugly head now more than ever, causing chaos, death and destruction across the globe almost on a daily basis. The instigators of terror claim to be acting in the interests of freedom from Western oppression, but can the killing of innocent men, women and children ever be justified? Throughout the past cent...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Commentary: The effectiveness of the United Nations: 4 of 25

The United Nations was established in 1945 in the aftermath of the Second World War as replacement for the failed League of Nations. Some of its primary aims were to intervene in conflicts between states and prevent war while protecting human rights. The United Nations soon proved itself to be as toothless and lacking in mil...
Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) Should the US intervene in the internal affairs of other countries?: 3 of 13

The USA has the distinction of being the world's best hypocrite. Throughout history they have taken a course of action and then condemned another country for doing exactly the same thing. The best example of this being the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The Americans strategically placed strategic nuclear weapons in Turkey (p...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Praying for war: When religion is the source of conflicts: 2 of 7

Religion is very rarely, if ever, genuinely the cause of conflict in the world. It is simply an excuse. After all, what higher justification is there for anything than to say that an act of aggression is the will of God? The Crusades were one of the earliest conflicts in which a military force fought under the banner of Chri...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa Should the US intervene in Darfur?: 7 of 16

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke. Whenever the mass-killing of an ethnic group begins, one of the first reactions of the international community is guaranteed to be to gather together and debate whether the killing amounts to genocide'. In the field of conflict resoluti...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Why Britain needs to increase defense spending: 1 of 2

A French army general once said "The British army is among the best in the World. Luckily there aren't very many of them". Since Britain established itself as a world power from the fifteenth century, its armed forces have had a reputation of excellence, professionalism and winning against all odds. A prime example of this b...