The use of economic sanctions as an alternative to military conflict can be traced back to Pericles’ issuing of the Megarian Decree in 432 B.C.[1] While the exa...
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Often the foundation for unexpected diplomatic alliances, this intuitive, common notion can help explain why,...
Introduction On February 28, 2014 President Barack Obama publicly addressed the military mobilization of Russian forces in the Crimean Peninsula for the first t...
During its transition to democracy in May of 1996, South Africa adopted one of the most progressive national constitutions of its time—the first in the world to...
After the bitter winter months, springtime brings hope and warmth to Yerevan, the Armenian capital. As the melting alpine snow gives way to roaring streams, wil...
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori. —Wilfred Owen[...
“Air power may either end war or end civilization.” — Winston Churchill, House of Commons, 14 March 1933 In the spring of 1920, British a...
The third world, as it used to be known, is disappearing gradually, as the parts of it that have developed are now concentrating their energies on building up t...
Since the Indian invasion of 1947, the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir has been plagued by fierce armed conflict and political tension. Kashmiri insurgents ...
Introduction From the Cuban Missile Crisis to today’s Israeli-Palestinian conflict, clandestine diplomacy has played an integral role in international relations...
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