Events 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah. 1347 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos. 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on… Read More
Introduction The International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium (ICCRTS) is one of the world’s premier scientific conferences on topics related to Command and Control (C2), from both a theoretical and practical point of view. It is the only major conference with C2 as its exclusive focus. The symposium has had papers not only… Read More
Introduction Global policeman (or world police) is an informal term for a superpower which seeks or claims the right to intervene in other sovereign states. It has been used, firstly for the United Kingdom and, since 1945, of the United States. Nevertheless, the two terms hegemon and global policeman are not identical in meaning. The… Read More
Introduction Peace education is the process of acquiring values, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviours to live in harmony with oneself, others, and the natural environment. There are numerous United Nations (UN) declarations and resolutions on the importance of peace. Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, dedicated the International Day of Peace 2013 to peace education… Read More
Introduction The Peace Alliance is a non-profit organisation based in the United States that works on domestic and international peace building. The organisation organises Peace Alliance Action Teams within state congressional districts and also a Student Peace Alliance youth group. Mission The mission of the Peace Alliance is to establish a culture of peace through… Read More
Introduction The Department of Peace is a proposed cabinet-level department of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. Not to be confused with Ministry of Peace, which may refer to: One of the Ministries of Nineteen Eighty-Four, the dystopian novel of George Orwell; or Ministry of Peace (Ethiopia), an Ethiopian government… Read More
Introduction The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an American federal institution tasked with promoting conflict resolution and prevention worldwide. It provides research, analysis, and training to individuals in diplomacy, mediation, and other peace-building measures. Following years of proposals for a national “peace academy”, the USIP was established in 1984 by Congressional legislation signed… Read More
