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Return of the Dungeons of the Seven Towers

The Cold War demonstrated that expulsions of diplomats produce no positive results whatsoever For several centuries, the Ottoman Empire had a fairly peculiar custom. Each time the Sublime Porte had a falling out with another country, and war became imminent, the hostile state’s envoy would be thrown into the Ambassador’s Tower of Yedikule Fortress, or the Dungeons of the Seven Towers, which had the sinister reputation of being Istanbul’s Bastille. The envoy would be kept in the tower for months...

30.03.2018

Global Development and Nuclear Weapons

... using NW in the context of preserving cultural values do not require a detailed examination, however the ability to involve the relevant experts in the debate should not be underestimated. The risk of turning any site into an exchange of emotional accusations is rather high, however in the future countries with nuclear weapons could reach multilateral agreements concerning the deployment of forces and systems as well as the selection of targets taking into account the maximum preservation of mankind’s ...

21.11.2016

The Obsolete Legacy of Antarctica

... it signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Antarctic with the United States to signify its partial refusal to consult on the Antarctic with the Latin American states. Meanwhile, the Antarctic may serve for Moscow for a tradeoff ... ...., Godfrey J.S. Regional Oceanography: An Introduction. N.Y.: Pergamon, 1994. 5 . Claims have been made by Argentina and the United Kingdom (the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands) as well as Argentina and Chile (islands of the ...

29.07.2015

The Doomsday Ships: New U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine Program

Modernization of naval strategic nuclear forces, including nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), is a key strategic stability issue in the Russia-U.S. relationship. Whereas Russia launched the process quite a while ago and boasts three Project 955 submarines, the United States is only just developing its new SSBN. This article discusses the status of the American nuclear submarine program and problems it may face. Top Priority The...

05.06.2015

The Third Crusade

... carrier to the Gulf. The decision was taken , by the way, before the terrorist attacks in Paris Its air force went into action on February 25. Other countries that contributed strong contingents are Great Britain and Australia. www.flickr.com/photos/usairforce/ US Navy B-1B "Lancer" Bomber Aircraft on a combat flight The countries that make up this group only deliver strikes on militants’ positions in Iraq. The reason for this is the flimsy diplomatic grounds for strikes on Syria ...

06.03.2015
 

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