Military/War/Peace

Showing 169 - 192 of 273
Lyndon Johnson greets American troops in Vietnam 1966.
A Curtain Call for the Domino Theory?
The original Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary, known popularly as the Treaty of Tripoli, written in Arabic, signed 4 November 1796.
Obama Disregards History in Favor of Diplomacy
Ration distribution point.
The Other War in Pakistan
A 17th-century map depicting the locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean
Pirates of Puntland, Somalia
Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard, 1718 depicting the battle between Blackbeard and Robert Maynard in Ocracoke Bay; romanticized depiction by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris from 1920.
Why Piracy Remains a Threat
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, United States President George W. Bush, and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after reading statement to the press during the closing moments of the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba, Jordan, June 4, 2003.
A Flawed Basis for Middle East Peace
A refugee camp holding thousands of displaced Darfurians/Sudanese in the aftermath of war in the western part of Sudan.
'The World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis': Understanding the Darfur Conflict
Wartime poster. Canada. The Bureau of Public Information was created in September 1939 to disseminate information about Canada’s war policies.
Can the New Administration Keep Canada as an Ally in Afghanistan?
British PM Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush meet in November 2004.
With a Little Help from Our Friends?: The Costs of Coalition Warfare
This young girl is a refugee from South Ossetia.
Clash in the Caucasus: Georgia, Russia, and the Fate of South Ossetia
Washington Receiving a Salute on the Field of Trenton by John Faed, featuring Blueskin.
Does Experience Really Help?
United States soldier distributes food aid to a Afghanistan province
Food for Peace Must Remain an American Priority
U.S. Army Maj. Robert Rodriguez shakes hands with a local child.
Conflict Termination: How to End -- and Not to End -- Insurgencies
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines packing up gear to withdraw from Al-Taqaddum Air Base, 24 March 2020.
Vietnam and Iraq: The Benefits of Getting Out
A contractor for the U.S. Army kicking in a door during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
From King George the Third to the Third President George: Mercenaries are Still a Bad Idea
Cartoonist Clifford Berryman depicts Uncle Sam after a hard-won U.S. victory in Santiago Bay, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
What Happened When We Stayed the Course in Cuba
Jefferson High School Marching Colonials perform on the steps of National Archives Building on Constitution Day, September 17, 1974.
Let’s Do Something Constitutional on Constitution Day
The military cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II in Nettuno, Italy.
A Day for Remembering — and Accepting Responsibility
A protest against the Iraq War held in 2007 in Washington D.C.
“Passive Citizenship is Not Enough”
The Tower of David in the Old City of Jerusalem.
A Peace Plan That May Be Worse Than War
American soldiers salute while in formation in 1977.
Time to Ask and Tell!
U.S. Marines holding Sandino's Flag - Nicaragua 1932.
The Costs of Intervention
Kosovo is located to the south of Serbia.
The Perils of Breaking Away
President George W. Bush with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley in 2006.
Is Iraq Vietnam?