explaining the syrian civil war

In addition, Erlich shows that far from the Assad regime opposing imperialism as some claim it to have done, it has been more than happy to collaborate with the great powers, first the Soviet Union, and after that empire’s collapse, even the United States. For example, Hafez al-Assad supported Bush..

steven pinker on the alleged decline of violence

This optimistic theme coincides with the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s ongoing wars on at least four continents (Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America) and the US military’s spread to more than eight hundred bases worldwide; the US-led NATO bloc’s rapid post-Soviet growth and..

a new way to look at the us in south asia

Raghavan’s assertion that the history of American involvement in post-war South Asia must not be treated as a subset of its antagonism with the former Soviet Union can be accepted, but his exclusive focus on India, Pakistan and Afghanistan re-emphasizes Cold War predilections and the..

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