war
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What Does It Mean to Be ‘Neutral’ Over Ukraine, and What Responsibilities Come With It?
There’s a popular cartoon by Tom Toro that’s been doing the social media rounds since 2012, in which two historians sit in a book-lined library as one complains: Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. Yet those who do study history are doomed to stand by helplessly while everyone else repeats it.…
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Where To Start If You Want To Learn More About What’s Going On In Afghanistan
If you’d like to learn a little more about Afghanistan and the events unfolding, here are some books, podcasts and documentaries you may find useful.
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Today I Discovered The World At World War: Distilled Into 20 Minutes
The Second World War swallowed up the years between 1939 and 1945, affecting people across the globe and ending as the deadliest conflict in human history. As some of humanity’s darkest days, it’s origins and legacy are taught in schools across the world. It may be easy to understand who attacked who – but it…
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What Sarin, Chlorine, And Other Chemical Weapons In The News Actually Do
Last week, the United States and its allies France and the UK fired 105 missiles – most of them Tomahawks – at Syrian targets in an attempt to prevent future chemical attacks in the Syrian Civil War. But what are the alleged chemical weapons being used? And what exactly do they do to people? Here’s…