The 'war on terror' in historical perspective

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The way a historical perspective may affect views of the 'war on terror' must begin by acknowledging that this extraordinary 'war' is unique in having achieved something. It is suggested that the international campaign against terrorism requires a more realistic vision of how terrorist campaigns end than the simple picture of the elimination or incarceration of terrorists.

Evaluation, Company legal issue, Investigations, War on Terrorism, 2001-

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The impending demise of the postwar system

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The benign American world order conceived by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill and launched by President Harry Truman in 1945 is responsible for the unprecedented global peace and prosperity of the earlier days. The vision behind the Truman world order remains the most powerful, and can still be salvaged.

Security, International, International security, Postwar reconstruction

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The Iranian nuclear impasse

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Tehran's refusal to comply with United Nations (UN) Security Council decisions and the speed with which it is developing its uranium-enrichment program are in direct conflict with the U.S. policy of further containment and isolation of Iran.

Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Iran, Laws, regulations and rules, Political aspects, Uranium enrichment, Tehran, Iran

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