If we cannot do an intrinsically evil act to accomplish some good end, how can we ever justify war? Isn’t "just war theory" that very thing? Answer: In a just war, there is some legitimate self-defense or some legitimate defense of another who needs our help against an aggressor. And...
This new way of war is primarily disruptive, rather than destructive; and its low "barriers to entry" make it possible for individuals and groups (not just nation-states) easily to acquire very serious war-making capabilities. The "less lethal" appearance of information warfare and the ...
In 1990, the United Nations imposed sanctions that banned world trade with Iraq after that country’s invasion of Kuwait. The sanctions continued after the Gulf War in 1991 because of Saddam Hussein’s refusal to comply with the terms of the ceasefire. By 1997 one-third of Iraqi children we...
I can't think of a British equivalent and I've never heard this phrase ever.我想不出一个类似的英式短语，我也从来没听过这个短语。So, if you've heard it, then please do let me know in the comment section below.如果你听过这个短语，请在下面的评论区告诉我。Word number three is "jonesing...
Electronic warfare is being used more intensively than ever in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Both sides of the battle are staffed by professional units of thousands of soldiers, trying to paralyze each other's drones and communications systems and divert enemy missiles from their targets. ...
t dare to make mistakes. They fear that they will be ridiculed or blamed by others. They fear that they will lose their money and belongings or be under a lot of stress. But risks are unavoidable and they do pave the way you must tread upon ...
Italy promoted the modern model for combining agriculture and tourism in the wake of World War Il, when the national government encouraged rural populations to continue producing food rather than move to urban areas in search...
an accelerating speeda shift to city centersa new focus on small citiesan ever-increasing demandPeople can live without private cars. 出自-2017年6月阅读原文 You feel the same emotions – it is just as raw, just as fresh… You can't turn off that stream of memories, no matter how hard...
refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of flight,or the gloom of the grave:And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.Oh!thus be it ever,when freemen shall standBetween their loved homes and the war's ...
- Whatcha doing?- I was just trying to think of a place to store all of Nana's linens.- If there's ever a worldwide doily shortage, we'll be sitting pretty.- It is done. We are now officially unpacked.linen(lɪnɪn)名词:亚麻布,亚麻制品doily(dɔɪli)名词:垫杯的小饰巾be...