War

How to deal with a nuclear Iran: Military action vs. deterrence

October 9, 2009
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Much of the West argue the best way to deter Iran from gaining the capability of building a nuclear weapon. The fact that Iran’s President, Mahmūd Ahmadinejâd, denies the Holocaust ever happened and wants Israel taken off the map only complicates the matter. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) claims the country may already...
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A memo on war and peace

September 11, 2009
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What conditions make war more likely? War, in the past few centuries, has been conducted primarily by nation-states. To understand nation-states and their actions, one must understand the fundamental elements which influence actions. State actors reflect individual actors; whether these individuals be a prime minister, secretary of state, king, or chairman of a central...
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The future of warfare

September 11, 2009
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The world has come a long way since the trench warfare of World War I and the Sergeant York’s who were able to determine the outcome of a battlefield by courage and weapon proficiency alone. Technology has changed the battlefield time and time again in the past 100 or so years. But what is...
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