War and Peace

What exactly is the purpose of all these memorials?

If you have been following international news recently, you are no doubt aware that the world has been an eventful place to say the least.

Since 1947, Kashmir has been subjected to three full scale wars between India and Pakistan. The last one occurred as the two nations were poised to become nuclear powers.

There’s been quite a bit of chatter lately concerning cyberspace and security: China and Google are at it again after some White House staffer’s Gmail accounts were

Picture, if you will, a young boy walking home from school. He sees in the distance a car driving toward him. As the car pulls up, a man steps out, places handcuffs on the boy and throws him into the back of the car. Unknown to the boy, their destination is Yodok Prison Camp.

by Henry "Chip" Carey. Originally published by our partner site, World Policy Blog.

What does culture, and contestations of it, have to do with ethnic conflicts?

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Summer is traditionally the season of sequels, as film studios try to wring more money out of a familiar franchise; but the stage is being set for a most unwelcome rerun: another version of the Vietnam War, and like most sequels, this one will feature a different setting – trading the jungles of

by Henry "Chip" Carey. Originally published by our partner site, World Policy Blog.