According to the United Nations calendar, every year from October 24 to 30 is designated as World Disarmament Week, during which events are held to discuss the damages caused by war. This week was established during a special disarmament session of the UN General Assembly in 1978. The primary goal […]
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Western support of war means support for unprecedented environmental destruction by Sweta Choudhury One of the most graphic depictions of the environmental costs of war was when 700 of Kuwait’s oil fields were set ablaze during the first Gulf War leaking an astounding 11 million barrels of crude oil into […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran has announced the end of its missile attacks on Israel, emphasizing that the operation has concluded, provided Israel does not retaliate. In turn, Israel has threatened to respond forcefully to Iran. While several factors suggest that a full-scale, devastating war between the states is unlikely, […]
Nearly a year has passed since the Israeli government’s war against the terrorist group Hamas and the defenseless people of Gaza. So far, more than 40,000 defenseless people, including children, the elderly, and the young, have been killed, and over 120,000 have been injured. In all of the Gaza Strip, […]
The threat of an erupting destructive war in the Middle East is looming. Regardless of the willingness of the conflicting parties and major powers to engage in such a war, numerous signs indicate that the threats from the Islamic Republic and Israel’s verbal retaliation must be taken seriously. The Israeli […]