Democracies at War? 
Whether or not democracies will go to war with other democracies is an intensely debated topic in the study of international relations. Acceptance of this philosophical assertion might have important ramifications for the policies of democratic leaders and the future of warfare.

Peace in Palestine 
Looking at the Israelis and Palestinians today, it is obvious that peace is not that important to either party right now. They would rather haggle over fine print. In essence, they don't agree, don't expect to agree, and are merely exploring the extent of their disagreement, which is far from looking for a lasting settlement of their dispute or peace.

Global Military Domination 
Since the US-led intervention in Iraq, a lot has been written about American intentions to make use of its massive military superiority, resulting from the end of the Cold War, to somehow dominate the world.

Intervention in Iraq 
International interest in Iraq prior to the US-led intervention in 2003 arose from the exceptional status this country occupied in the decade since the Gulf War 1991. The Bush administration made a concerted effort to build an international consensus on a forcible regime change in Iraq.

Target Iran: American Options 
Published discussions have suggested everything from diplomacy to sanctions to air strikes to a limited ground war to a regime changing war on Iran to prevent its acquisition of nuclear weapons. Even the use of tactical nuclear weapons has not been discounted.

Principles of the Gulf War 1990-91 
The Gulf War was one of the few wars in history fought specifically over a principle, respect for borders. It was a war fought against the idea of allowing the use of military aggression to resolve a territorial dispute.

Dresden Burning 
Bombing Dresden had no impact on the outcome of World War II in Europe but it highlighted nagging doubts in the Allied camp over the morality of the strategic bombing campaign.

Women and the Military 
To suggest that a statistical variation in upper body strength or the like is all that underlies the historically evident exclusion of women from battle seems rather trite. Evidence of female fighting ability is not enough to overcome the long-standing exclusion of women from battle. 

Nazi-Soviet Pact 1939 
Hitler was anxious to avoid the two-front war like the one which had defeated German ambitions in the First World War. Stalin hoped to deflect the Nazi threat against the Soviet Union onto Britain and France.

Five Million Others? Part I 
Relatively recently it has become fashionable to speak of the 11 million victims of the Holocaust. But while there is general agreement on the death of 6 million Jews it is not at all clear who exactly is to be counted as the 5 million others that perished through systematic extermination.

Five Million Others? Part II 
Claims to systematic extermination most often seem to be justified on the basis of a group's presence in the Nazi concentration camp system or claims to mass executions by the Einsatzgruppen, the mobile death squads the Nazis employed.

Marshall Plan and Cold War 
The deterioration of relations within the Grand Alliance led to the undeclared conflict known as the Cold War. From the Soviet perspective, the United States alienated the USSR through a series of provocations, culminating with the Marshall Plan, the final straw that broke the back of Soviet willingness to engage in peaceful cooperation with its former allies.