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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World News and Trends: Arafat on Palestinian statehood

Without any forward movement in the Middle Eastern peace process, some commentators think Yassar Arafat will proclaim the existence of a Palestinian state in early 1999.
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Staying Alert in a Dangerous World: India and Pakistan in Perspective

It's supremely important that you keep your finger on the pulse of our age, especially on the world's recent nuclear developments.
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When Will Mankind Find Peace?

Some 80 years removed from the horror of his youth, an old soldier turns his thoughts to peaceful pursuits. His story echoes an unrealized hope for mankind.
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Bad News and Good News

We live in a dangerous time in a dangerous world. One perilous century is drawing to a close. Considering recent trends, it appears that another equally menacing one is about to begin.
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Key to the Middle East-Seek First to Understand

The poor of the world will suffer one more time before Christ intervenes with His form of government that will bring a lasting and secure peace.
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May They Rest in Peace

Romanov burial exposes rift in Russia. An attempt to bring closure on one of the most sordid affairs of the 20th century.
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The India/Pakistan Weapons Conundrum

The more nuclear powers, the more other nations feel it absolutely necessary to develop and add weapons of this nature to their defense arsenals.
A man walking in a hallway surrounded by brick walls.
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This Is the Way, Walk in It: Brick By Brick

It is built up over a period of time, "brick by brick," with the same caring sensitivity that the Israeli Rescue Team exhibited.
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World News and Trends: New states of anarchy

When authority collapses, chaos ensues, says world-affairs analyst and author Georgie Anne Geyer, and the trend is increasing around the world.
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World News and Trends- Information war: The next threat?

As the United States recently prepared for a showdown with Iraq, Pentagon planners increasingly worried about American vulnerability to a new kind of warfare-sabotage of U.S computer systems.
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Instant Epidemics: The New Breed of Weapons

Chemical and biological weapons have recently made headlines. Although the weapons themselves are not new, the magnitude of the threat certainly is. Does Bible prophecy tell us anything about the likelihood of these weapons being used?
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Israel at 50: A Saga of War and Peace

Much of Israel's 50-year history is a chronicle of wars and other conflicts with her Arab neighbors. What does the future hold for this nation?
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World News and Trends: More troubling trends in the Middle East

A disturbing recent communiqué reveals that "teams of technicians have arrived in Teheran to work on the final stages of Iran's long-range missile programme, providing the ayatollahs with the ability to pose a substantial threat to the entire Middle East."
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History's Verdict on Marshall's Plan

Perhaps Winston Churchill himself summed it up most memorably when he called the Marshall Plan "the most unsordid act in history."
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The Marshall Plan Revisited

At the end of World War II much of Europe lay in ruins. Here is the story of how one man's vision helped restore much of the Continent to health and prosperity.
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World News and Trends: War takes 18 million lives since 1945

According to the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, nearly 18 million people have been killed in wars and other armed conflicts since the close of World War II. Parts of Africa and Asia have accounted for more than 15...
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World News and Trends- Lost: 100 nuclear weapons

According to a senior advisor to Russian president Boris Yeltsin, an unspecified number of small nuclear weapons were diverted to the KGB in the late 1970s and early 1980s-subsequently being omitted from arms inventories.
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World News and Trends: War allows deadly epidemic's return

Sleeping sickness, an ancient disease doctors once hoped to eradicate from Africa, is making a deadly return visit courtesy of the 15-year civil war in Sudan.
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World News and Trends- The Middle East: Ticking toward disaster?

According to veteran journalist Robert Fisk, "the West is ignoring all the signs that the Middle East is about to explode." To him and some other observers, the Oslo peace process is long dead.
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World News and Trends: America leads in child murders

America has the highest rate of childhood murders and suicide of the world's 26 wealthiest nations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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