Gaza War series - Episode 6
Episode 6 examines the likely and potential global and other consequences of the Gaza war
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History behind the headlines
by David Keys
The History Behind The Headlines - Introduction: Politically, culturally and even psychologically, the past, often tragically, helps shape our world's present and its future. So, by more fully understanding history in its broadest terms, we improve our chances of tackling our world's problems. Planet Earth is a pretty horrifying place. Last year statistics show that 120,000 people lost their lives in more than 30 wars in virtually every region of our world. Finding just and lasting solutions to those crises requires huge skill and perseverance. But it also requires the public globally and their politicians to more fully understand the nature and histories of those conflicts. For without a better global public and political understanding of how and why those conflicts and crises evolved in the first place, it's much more difficult to solve them. For the past 15 years my tiny contribution to seeking solutions has been to study and publish detailed analyses of the historical origins of ma
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