The track record of the United Nations Human Rights Council
13 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in International law, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Left-wing hypocrisy, United Nations
More than half of Syria’s pre-2011 population has now fled
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: Syria
More than half of Syria's pre-2011 population has now fled econ.st/1UFqoLT http://t.co/I0LfuPpIIi—
Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) July 10, 2015
Matt Ridley on the nature of glory
11 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in liberalism, war and peace Tags: capitalism and freedom, Matt Ridley
Mount Vesuvius eruption in the midst of WWII
09 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: Italy, Mount Vesuvius, World War II
Mount Vesuvius eruption in the midst of WWII, as captured by American pilots, March 1944 http://t.co/7J5b4mE2AM—
Classic Pics (@classicepics) June 08, 2015
For the first time in 14 years, USA not engaged in a major ground war
08 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: war against terror
#Dailychart: For the first time in 14 years, America is not engaged in a major ground war econ.st/1TeK8oR http://t.co/qUmjCIDQaQ—
The Economist (@ECONdailycharts) June 11, 2015
The current state of play in Syria
08 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
A weak ISIS and a weak U.S. strategy: wapo.st/1H5LE4i http://t.co/3IpQclcSvg—
Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) July 07, 2015
Can the American fighters fly slow enough to intercept the Russian bombers
08 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: obsolete military technology, Russia
War is declining
05 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: civil wars, interstate wars
Worldwide battle deaths decline. Technology, trade & institutions matter. vox.com/2014/9/23/6829… #22maps #22maps http://t.co/WfbzdQFCjR—
Mark Steckbeck (@msteck1) June 13, 2015
America’s wars
05 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: American Civil War, Korean war, Revolutionary War, Vietnam war, War of 1812, World War I, World War II
Undeclared war:
bloom.bg/17bV5nM http://t.co/xx51J6R0sA—
Bloomberg VisualData (@BBGVisualData) May 31, 2015
War Plan Red: The 1930 US War Department plan to invade Canada
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Canada
War Plan Red: The 1930 US War Department plan to invade Canada – bit.ly/1srJcxW via @ezraklein http://t.co/ai3A96nY34—
Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) December 14, 2014
The Empire of Japan in 1939
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: China, colonisation, imperialism, Japan, World War II
The Empire of Japan in 1939, read how it got there brilliantmaps.com/russo-japanese… http://t.co/wop0insgnD—
Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) January 21, 2015
Terrorist attacks and tourism
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, international economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, survivor principle, war and peace Tags: economics of tourism, war on terror
Daily chart: Tourist visits before and after African terror attacks econ.st/1JmvUN3 http://t.co/5nWKUQbey8—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 30, 2015
The major wars in American history
29 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, war and peace Tags: war economy
One year after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
28 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: game theory, World War I
Jun 28th 1915: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was murdered on this day in 1914. One year later, 11 nations are at war. http://t.co/b5xwHp3D2b—
World War I Live (@roadtowar1914) June 28, 2015
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated today 1914
28 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: World War I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Bosnia Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, on 28 June 1914, leading to WWI http://t.co/xM5RJzyXHH—
History Facts 247 (@historyfacts247) June 28, 2015
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