Posts Tagged ‘foreign policy’
Internet a key player in US foreign policy
RICE (US) — Internet governance policy has moved from being a relatively marginal issue in US foreign policy to be a significant component of the country’s international affairs and national security strategy. Continue…
Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:51 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Sep 9, 2011 11:57 - 5 Comments
Bin Laden’s role in al-Qaeda exaggerated
UC DAVIS (US) — The United States may have oversimplified its views of Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, according to an analysis of audio recordings from bin Laden’s personal library. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 30, 2011 14:26 - 11 Comments
War costs: $4 trillion, 225,000 lives
BROWN (US) — Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the cost of wars include at least 225,000 people killed and expenditures between $3.2 and $4 trillion. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 29, 2011 15:54 - 7 Comments
130+ years of steadily increasing war
U. WARWICK (UK) — Economic growth and a proliferation of new countries have kept the frequency of war at a steady incline for the past century. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 11, 2011 15:10 - 0 Comments
Military alliances keep the peace
RICE (US) — Countries that enter into defense pacts with other nations are less likely to be attacked—and are not more likely to attack others. (more…)
