MATERIALS BY TAGS: war
Pacifism and "just war" as a coherent socio-political practices
In the history of pacifism, acted as a political ideology and socio-cultural practice. If you consider pacifism as a system of certain beliefs, that during the whole time of its existence, its Foundation has remained the philosophy of non-violence and radical anti-militarism, which has been variously interpreted depending on the era. As social activities pacifism is often taken for inaction, however, is actually a pacifist movement, with rare exceptions, was non-violent – social-ethical or international-legal form of resistance to the violence.
If only there was no war: Russia and the world on the brink of a major war
The first world war (1914-18.) led to the great October revolution in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the statehood of the Russian Empire, the country was plunged into civil carnage, chaos and destruction. The great Patriotic war (1941) began 24 years since the achievements of the Communist revolution, had hardly begun the ascent and revival of the country. After the great victory of the Soviet people over fascism (1945) people really do not have time to move away from the difficult test and survival during the restoration of the destroyed national economy, virgin soil upturned and the BAM, to live in confidence in the future, after 46 years after the war came the liberal-democratic revolution (1991). It led to the collapse of the USSR, ethnic conflicts and social upheaval, anti-people predatory pseudo-reforms, the chaos and collapse, a profound crisis of statehood in Russia. No sooner had the Russian to rise from the knee, and on the Earth again war, the third world, the world has entered a period of threat development. "A war passes. She was again at the forefront of the global war it is no coincidence that this geohistorical predestination one-seventh of the land. At all times Russia emerged with honour from the situation, if relied on a strong state, which was based on the unique qualities of the "deep" (Russian-Slavic), people - patience, willpower, and sacrifice, as well as authoritarian rule and military power of the army and Navy," said Fyodor Pashin, expert of Fund of assistance to public diplomacy.
Why geo-engineering the Earth can provoke a Third world war?
Проект: New in the military
Looking at the latest reports and predictions, it is difficult to believe that developed countries are somehow trying to solve the problem of a rapidly changing global climate, for example, by the same reducing the use of fossil fuels. In any case, one's refusal from gasoline and coal will not solve the problem, so some researchers suggest more radical ways to prevent the inevitable looming threat that could have catastrophic consequences on mankind already in the middle of this century.
78 days, 11 weeks, 2300 air strikes. Went through Yugoslavia 20 years ago
Проект: The tragedy of Yugoslavia: Lessons and Conclusions
Military-air operation of NATO against Yugoslavia, who received the cynical name of "Merciful angel", began on 24 March 1999 at 19:45 local time. For the first time in the postwar history of Europe the object of the bombing was the capital of one of the independent States.
"Russia made a mistake by deciding after all to transfer to Syria of s-300"
The Israeli air force launched a strike on Syria after the supply of s-300, with coordination between the Russian and the Israeli military continues. Israel accused Iran and Syria that they provoked the recent attacks on Israeli territory from the Gaza strip. What is behind these events, the correspondent of "Kommersant" Marianna Belenkaya said the former Deputy chief of the General staff of the Israel defense forces Uzi Dayan. It is also known that 15 years he served in the elite special forces unit, headed by the national security Council and nephew of the legendary military and statesman Moshe Dayana.
Autonomous weapons systems: questions and answers
Technical progress in armaments leads to the fact that decisions on the use of force on the battlefield often can be taken by machines operating without human intervention. Here we consider the possible results of such profound changes in the conduct of the war and discourage the use of such weapons, if this cannot be guaranteed respect for international humanitarian law.
Russia makes a sharp turn toward anti-Iranian policy of Israel
Tehran could not recover from amazement. "Strategic partnership" between Russia and Iran is fading away, and Moscow ends its short-lived honeymoon with Tehran. Russian special representative on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev offered Iran, Hezbollah, and others "occupying" Syria countries to leave its territory since the peace process began.
"The Kurdish factor" and its role in shaping the geopolitical situation in the middle East
The article is devoted to the struggle for Kurdish independence in the region of their compact residence on the territory of Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran. Analyses the policy of the United States and the Soviet Union/Russia in the Kurdish area. It is shown that the Kurdish factor in the policy of the great powers in the middle East were used without taking into account fundamental national interests of the Kurdish people and does not solve the problem of creating an independent Kurdistan. The unresolved status of this problem has a destabilizing impact on the regional geopolitical situation due to the presence of a single anti-Kurdish front four above mentioned States, refusing a peaceful solution to the Kurdish problem. Given the objective difficulties standing in the way of establishing an independent Kurdish state, and the forecast about the impossibility of solving this problem in the long term.
Iran-Israel conflict and an expert of fantasy
The interception of the Iranian drone, the destruction of the Israeli F-16 in response, the Israeli air strikes on targets in Syria in February this year led to the fact that many foreign and Russian experts talked about the inevitability of a large-scale conflict between Iran and Israel, and - in the next year and a half. To journalists of several publications about the likelihood of such a development coordinator projects TSSOP, Igor Pankratenko.
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