World at War. Daniel Smith.
by Smith, Daniel; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 43Global Issues. Publisher: Defense Monitor, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Afghanistan -- History -- Antiterrorist operations (2001- ) | Africa -- Politics and government | Arab-Israeli conflict | Chechnya (Russia) -- History -- Civil War (1994- ) | Colombia -- Politics and government | Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government | Haiti -- Politics and government | India-Pakistan Conflict (1947- ) | Iraq War (2003) | Middle East -- Politics and government | Nepal -- Politics and government | Sudan -- History -- Civil War (1983- ) | WarDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As 2005 began, there were 23 significant ongoing armed conflicts (defined here as causing 1,000 or more deaths) and another 28 'hot spots' that could slide into or revert to war. The total number of actual conflicts is two more than the 1998 all-time low of 21 in the 16 years of this annual survey, but the net decrease from 2004 was only one, as Cote D'Ivoire and Haiti returned to the list. In addition to Washington's 'global war on terror' (GWOT), distribution by region in 2004 of the remaining 22 significant armed conflicts is: Asia, 7; Africa, 7; Middle East, 3; Americas, 4; and Europe, 1." (DEFENSE MONITOR) This article provides a survey of world conflicts in 2005.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: World at War, Jan./Feb. 2005; pp. 1-9.
"As 2005 began, there were 23 significant ongoing armed conflicts (defined here as causing 1,000 or more deaths) and another 28 'hot spots' that could slide into or revert to war. The total number of actual conflicts is two more than the 1998 all-time low of 21 in the 16 years of this annual survey, but the net decrease from 2004 was only one, as Cote D'Ivoire and Haiti returned to the list. In addition to Washington's 'global war on terror' (GWOT), distribution by region in 2004 of the remaining 22 significant armed conflicts is: Asia, 7; Africa, 7; Middle East, 3; Americas, 4; and Europe, 1." (DEFENSE MONITOR) This article provides a survey of world conflicts in 2005.
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