Earlier this year, Nigeria’s military fortunes brightened suddenly and unexpectedly in the midst of what at first appeared to be a disastrous campaign against the forces of Boko Haram. Though the arrival of new weapons and equipment played a role in this reversal, it now appears that the thre...
Interest rates, inflation, labor, military conflicts, and a presidential election are on the minds of most leaders as they make plans for the rest of 2024 and prepare for 2025. Join us as we look at the trends for 2024, including a weakening economy, lower inflation, and a shift in cons...
And on Trump andNATO’s 2 percent target, Defense Minister Bill Blair offered this: “I have great confidence in the institutions of the United States, including our relationship with their state department and their military.” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio isn’t ruling out a role in the future...
Israeli Officials Fear Hezbollah In South Lebanon; Pro-Iranian Shiite Organization Gains New Military StrengthJonathan C. Randal
The total British military strength in Southern Africa reached nearly 500,000 men, whereas the Boers could muster no more than about 88,000. But the British were fighting in a hostile country over difficult terrain, with long lines of communications, while the Boers, mainly on the defensive, ...
Christiaan Rudolf de Wet was a Boer soldier and statesman, regarded by Afrikaner nationalists as one of their greatest heroes. He won renown as commander in chief of the Orange Free State forces in the South African War (1899–1902) and was a leader in t
5. Strengths and Limitations of the Study The simultaneous exploration of different dimensions of violence exposure (both partner and non-partner exposures) in the same cohort allowed for a better understanding of their comparative impact on hypertension, unlike other studies which often typically asses...
An acknowledgement that the legacy of apartheid lives on in the minds of South Africa’s born free generation necessitates an exploration of psychologists’ interventions for transgenerational trauma. This research aimed to contribute to research on this subject by interviewing South African psychologists...
aIn late December, while retreating at Yang-chou, Liang was slain in his military camp by a group of disgruntled Jurchen generals. Emperor Liang's military debacle not only ended the Jurchen attempt to conquer the whole of China, enabling Sung to recoup her strength in the south, but also ...
Although it was the largest and most costly war in which the British engaged between theNapoleonic WarsandWorld War I(spending more than £200 million), it was fought between wholly unequalprotagonists. The total British military strength inSouthern Africareached nearly 500,000 men, whereas the ...