Why did the First Intifada start? Why did slavery happen? Why did the Congo Crisis start? Why did the Harlem race riot happen? Why is Zionism important? Why was Nelson Mandela important to South Africa? Why did the Tutsi and Hutus fight?
Why did the Independence of Brazil happen? History of Brazil The history of Brazil as a modern entity begins with the establishment of the first Portuguese colonies in the new world in the 1500s, primarily situated on the coast. After disputes between the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal, the ...
Syria's leader, Bashar Assad, was ousted from the country in December 2024. In January 2025, the U.S. relaxed some restrictions imposed on the nation. This was done to allow for the flow of humanitarian aid to the war-torn country as well as energy sales and other business transactions....
but the loans were revealed when the banks publicly demanded repayment at the start of the Eurozone crisis. Italy and Greece did not break EU accounting rules at the time but simply took advantage of gaps in reporting infrastructure to pass sustainability checks while continuing to borrow. ...
Dec 2014 TED@BCG Berlin Rainer Strack: The workforce crisis of 2030 -- and how to start solving it now 12:47Dec 2014 TED2014 Ben Saunders: To the South Pole and back — the hardest 105 days of my life 17:04Dec 2014 TEDGlobal 2014 Oren Yakobovich: Hidden cameras that film ...
For example, in the last decade, states remained absent in 11 per cent of all voting occasions at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), and did not press a yes, a no or an abstaining button when a resolution was put to a vote. Given that voting rights are an expression of a ...
Prepare because you can’t predict what will happen Even when we are confident about what will happen in the future, humans are pretty bad at preparing for it. You know you will die, but many avoid writing a will. You know you will have to stop working at some point, but many avoid...
crisis: in reaction, say, to a heavily armed minority attempting to enforce its will on the rest of the country. Government does not just “suddenly” become tyrannical. The debate should just end here. However, given that this a blog dedicated to thoroughly debunking myths, I will del...
More important, true also in the former colonies sample. * Reversal since 1500 (1) * Reversal since 1500 (2) * When did the reversal happen? * The nature of the reversal: industrialization * What’s happening? Former colonies with high urbanization and population density in 1500 have relativ...
Let’s reiterate: I’m not saying that we don’t need to change. I’m saying that we aren’t doomed, because change will happen gradually and we will adapt. It’s not worth spending the time to think about all the bad outcomes or the big changes human mankind needs to make, when ...