Resolution The text of resolution 1559 (2004) reads as follows: “The Security Council, “Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, resolution 520 (1982) of 17 September 1982, and resolution 1553 (2004) of 29 July 2004 as well as the statements of its President on the situation in Lebanon, in particular the statement of 18 June 2000...

In 1999 alone, Britain sold Israel £11.5 million worth of arms. In the year 2000 this increased to £12 million and then in 2001 arms sales jumped incredibly to £22.5 million. This included not just small arms, grenades etc but everything from air cooling units for Merkava tanks, trigger systems for missile guidance systems on US made Apache helicopters to armoured personnel carriers and combat aircraft. While in comparison to the sales...

Moartea lui Kimon (450 î.e.n.) şi ridicarea lui Pericles conduc Athena spre un nou tip de politică externă bazată pe panhellenism. Convins pe supremaţia culturală a Athenei, Pericles vrea ca această supremaţie să fie recunoscută în mod paşnic. De aceea într-o primă etapă, acesta pune la cale un congres panhellenic la Athena, unde propune reconstruirea templelor arse de barbari şi aducerea de mulţumiri zeilor care i-au...

Foreign Aid-ul american s-a adaptat în funcţie de necesităţile pe care sistemul internaţional  le-a adus în faţa oamenilor politici de la Washington. În timp s-au modificat zonele geografice beneficiare ale ajutorului, sumele oferite, forma în care au fost oferite sau modul de utilizare al fondurilor. Discuţiile  asupra eficacităţii ajutorului american pentru îndeplinirea obiectivelor de politică externă au adus în prim...

On the surface it would appear that the historians are correct in using this analysis. Two opposing factions from the same country did fight a war – the amalgamation of leftwing and anarchist groups against the fascists and their authoritarian supporters. One of the reasons that made Spain different was how people operated and organised on the left. Not only were these people fighting against fascism they were fighting for a better...