Conflicts and War

"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet" (Matthew 24:6).

Conflict and war has been a recurring theme for most of mankind's brief stay on this earth. Read on to discover why, and how it will be stopped.

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In Brief... Middle East: War Exercises and Water

The availability of water is important enough a concern to be included in the "final status" issues yet to be resolved between the Israelis and Palestinians.
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When the Angel Leaves the Storm

In his inauguration, George W. Bush referred to an observation by a founding father that an angel was directing the storm surrounding the United States. Today, the storm is here, but is the angel?
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First the End of Empire, Now the End of Britain?

Are we witnessing the end of the nation whose people, "relative to their numbers, contributed more to civilization than any other people since the ancient Greeks and Romans"?
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In Brief... World News Review: Has Israel Chosen to Have War?

As the outgoing U.S. president pushes Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations, hoping to accrue to himself this positive legacy in the annals of history, the present reality implies that war is more likely than peace.
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Searching for a Mideast Peace

The Balfour Declaration (1917), the British document that formed the basis for an upsurge of Jewish immigration to Palestine, stated that nothing should be done with regard to a (potential) Jewish national home that might be detrimental to ethnic communities...
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Russia's Time of Troubles

Russia's troubles underscore long-standing weaknesses in how it has governed itself. Will Russians demand stronger leadership?
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World News and Trends: European Union plans armed force

The European Union plans a 5,000-strong armed force capable of carrying out "preventative and repressive" actions in support of global peacekeeping, to be operational by 2003.
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Peace on Earth?

A World War II vet considers how the days of infamy and victory remind us of this world's crying need for peace.
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Media Principles From the Prophets

God's encouragement to Jeremiah and Ezekiel can help us in our approach to preaching the gospel today.
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This is the Way, Walk in It: "Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore"

Do you know where your child is tonight?
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In Brief... World News Review: Middle East Components Defy Simplification

A mythology of universal victimization and unblemished righteousness. National feelings nurtured in aberrant conditions of exile and statelessness.
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Martyrs for a Homeland

Teenage girls are the best candidates for suicide bombers among the Tamil Tigers.
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First the End of Empire-Now, the End of Britain?

Are we witnessing the end of the nation whose people, "relative to their numbers, contributed more to civilization than any other people since the ancient Greeks and Romans"?
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Will America Go to War Over Taiwan?

Is Taiwan significant in the broad picture of world events? Or is its future merely a local concern?
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This Is The Way, Walk in It: The Little Country That Could

War very rarely leaves a nation or people where it found them. Reporter Simmons begins her story by sharing one man's return to his pre-war livelihood.
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In Brief... Containing South Africa's Crime Problem

South Africa has the world's worst peacetime statistics for murder, rape and robbery. To add to the problem, the police forces there have a reputation for incompetence and corruption.
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In Brief... Realignment of Nations and Shifting Sovereignty

With a proposal simply titled "Peace," reformers in the UN want to supplant national sovereignty through a UN standing army.
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In Brief... Abortion in the News on Several Fronts

The controversy over the topic of abortion continues to boil as news of murders and stem cell research rise.
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World News and Trends: Threat to Australian security

Australians are nervous about defending their north shore for the first time since the Vietnam War and the days of Indonesian leader Sukarno (1901-1970).
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World News and Trends: Britain's military preparedness under review

"Weapons Out of Date by the Time They Arrive." "British Army Apaches Grounded After Faults." "New Attack Helicopter Cannot Fly." "Soldier's Rifle Failed in Battle." "£80 Million to Build Army's Useless Rifles."
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