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1943 poster for the Allies of World War II--two years before the founding of the United Nations.
The UN Follows the League’s Long Trail to Impotence
The Dream of Worldwide Democratic and Social Republics – The Pact Between Nations, a print prepared by Frédéric Sorrieu, 1848.
Nationalism in Decline
Spanish and French troops in Afghanistan in 2005.
Calling Al-Qaeda Fascist Doesn’t Make It So
President Lyndon B. Johnson visiting American troops in Vietnam in 1966.
The Ambiguities of “Cut and Run”
The West Virginia State Penitentiary electric chair, also known as "Old Sparky."
The Truth About Capital Punishment: It’s Inherently Cruel
The "We Can Do It!" war-propaganda poster from 1943 was re-appropriated as a symbol of the feminist movement in the 1980s.
Which Side Are We On in the Struggle for Women’s Freedom?
US propaganda leaflet used in Afghanistan, with bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Fighting a Cold War Against Osama bin Laden
American W84 warhead from the 1980s.
Nuclear Arms Control – Now, More than Ever
A dry ice bomb mid-explosion.
It’s Not How to Make a Bomb That’s the Problem, But Why
"We the People" Inscription located on the facade of the National Constitution Center.
How Europe Might Learn from American Constitution-Making
European Union flag fluttering in the wind.
Europe Already Has a Working Constitution
American nuclear missile from the early Cold War in its original launch silo.
A Basis for Hope in the Middle East
President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.
How to Intervene and Get Out
State of Israel Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, pictured during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon in Washington, District of Columbia (DC).
Is Sharon Following in the Steps of Nixon and de Klerk?
U.S. soldiers in Iraq in 2007.
Nation-Building Demands Heavy Lifting
Aftermath of the al-Qaida bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania in 1998.
When America Was Considered a Rogue Nation
WE.177A was an air-launched boosted fission weapon deployed by the UK
The Two Sides of the Nuclear Coin
UN forces crossing the 38th Parallel in 1950.
Why We Need to Rearm Iraq
Alfonso García Robles at the Public Hearing on Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament in 1981.
A Model for a Nuclear-Free Middle East
Painted poster of Saddam Hussein riddled with bullet holes in 2003.
Hybrid Justice for Hussein
Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division provide perimeter security for Iraqi policemen at a traffic control point in Tikrit, Iraq.
The Limits of Shock and Awe
Iraq by Raymond Bucko SJ on Flickr, cc by 2.0
Redeeming Honor — the South and Iraq
Map showing position of North Korea relative to China
What Are They Thinking in Beijing?
Chinese nuclear bomb on display in China.
A Danger Shared by All