A Sobering Prophecy About the Rise of China – Modern Age
Karl Haushofer called it a growing “geopolitical giant.”| Modern Age
A while back I wrote a series of posts about the 1998-9 Kosovo conflict. If you’re interested, here they are: Prelude to War, The Serbian Ascendancy, Things Fall Apart, And So To War. This post continues that story up to the unsuccessful Rambouillet peace conference of February-March 1999. So by early 1999, the Serbian province […]| Crooked Timber
Karl Haushofer called it a growing “geopolitical giant.”| Modern Age
In late February 1954, Arsenal Elementary School in Pennsylvania gained nationwide fame for hosting the first injections of the polio vaccine, which neutered a disease that had paralyzed 50,000 Americans in the year prior. By 1957, American Polio cases were down to three per 100,000, and by 1963, U.S. polio cases were nearly zero. But [...] The post 70% of the World Lives on Less than Ten Dollars a Day. When do they get the Vaccine? appeared first on Stanford Politics.| Stanford Politics
n August 9th, 2020, it was announced that Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, had won his re-election bid. The results came as no surprise, considering the man known as “Europe’s last dictator” has been in power since 1994. This year, however, the election results were disputed on a scale larger than ever before, escalating [...] The post A New Hope for Belarus? appeared first on Stanford Politics.| Stanford Politics
A single misstep between two nuclear-armed neighbors, India and Pakistan, could turn a regional standoff into a global catastrophe.| Politics Today
France and Germany are convinced of the possibility of a major war by Russia. And for that, they believe, Europe must be ready.| Politics Today
Incite questions, or clear attack, as to the motive and character of your opponent, discredit him, and thereby circumvent addressing any viable and legitimate topics or issues he may raise or present. In modern times this is called character assassination. In the study of fallacies, it would fall under the ad hominem fallacy.| Patristic Faith
