‘War’ Archives
WAR
WAR Armed conflict between tribes, nations, or substantial factions therein, usually subject to formal declaration and eventual closure by peace treaty. The first significant analytical treatise on the subject was Sun Tzu’s The Art of War (fifth century b.c.); its most famous modern counterpart is Carl von Clausewitz’s Vom Kriege (1832; [...]
War and Conflict in Africa
War and Conflict in Africa Despite decades of conflict, death and tragedy, coverage of issues in Africa has often been ignored, oversimplified, or excessively focused on limited aspects. Deeper analysis, background and context has often been lacking, so despite what seems like constant images of starving children in famines, news of billions in [...]
Middle East
Middle East Oil, that is what the modern Middle Eastern geopolitics have usually been about. Given the vast energy resources that form the backbone of western economies, influence and involvement in the Middle East has been of paramount importance for the former and current imperial and super powers, including France, Britain, USA and the [...]
War Trade
War Markets Military developments have affected the world's financial markets. Oil and gold prices have risen; the dollar and European stock markets have fallen. This report by Andrew Walker. There is a clear pattern to the way financial markets are responding to military developments. The underlying principle is that investors want it [...]
The Environmental Costs of War
The Environmental Costs of War A quarter century of conflict and war has rendered Afghanistan one of the most environmentally damaged nations on the Earth, and now, Afghanistan's environmental degradation is considered a stumbling block to its development. "Our evergreen forests have been diminished in the last twenty-five years by 40-50%, or [...]
War
War War is any struggle in which two large groups try to destroy or conquer each other. Since the dawn of history, there have been many kinds of wars. Families have fought against families, tribes against tribes, followers of one religion against followers of another. In modern times, wars have been fought between nations or groups of nations. [...]
Women and War
War Victims: Women and War (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) Women and girls are vulnerable to sexual violence, trafficking and mutilation, whether at home, in flight or in camps for displaced populations. The trauma for female victims of violence continues even when the conflict is over, as they are frequently [...]
Children and War
War Victims: Children and War The Impact of War on Children: Fact SheetUNICEF / Graca Michel In recent decades, the proportion of civilian casualties in armed conflicts has increased dramatically and is now estimated to stand at more than 90 per cent. About half of the victims are children. An estimated 20 million children have been [...]
Child Soldiers – A Global Problem
Child Soldiers - A Global Problem Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers As this report shows, the use of children as soldiers is a global issue requiring a global response. While the problem has been most critical in Africa and Asia, children are used as soldiers by governments and armed groups in many countries in the Americas, Europe [...]
Child Soldiers
Child Solders: Overview (Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers) At any one time, more than 300,000 children under 18 girls and boys - are fighting as soldiers with government armed forces and armed opposition groups in more than 30 countries worldwide. In more than 85 countries, hundreds of thousands more under-18s have been [...]
