Author: Shane Quinn
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Britain’s colonial practices in Africa
The First Boer War was not a large conflict, involving soldiers numbering in their low thousands, but poor British command and positioning of their troops contributed to the defeat against well-organized Boer forces.
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The decline of French hegemony
During this period of French hegemony, it seemed that France posed one of the biggest challenges to global stability. Great Britain, France’s principal rival, had long sought to reduce French expansion and influence.
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The Axis Offensive in North Africa: Gazala and El Alamein – Part II
Montgomery’s plan of battle at El Alamein designated his main thrust to take place in the north, between the Ruweisat Ridge and the Mediterranean coast, while diversionary attacks were to fall further south.
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The Axis Offensive in North Africa: Gazala and El Alamein
American author Samuel W. Mitcham, who largely focuses on the Nazi regime, wrote, “Operation Crusader lasted from November 18 to December 7, 1941, and was one of the most confusing battles of the Second World War.
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Military raids by the CIA and US special forces
From 2004 to January 2015, the CIA carried out 413 drone strikes, as reported by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Out of these 413 CIA drone attacks, 362 of them were launched during Obama’s tenure.
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Discontent in Iraq 20 years after US-led invasion
On 7 October 2001 the US, with the participation of Britain, Canada and Australia, started bombing Afghanistan, and US ground forces were landing in Afghanistan on 18 October.
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Pentagon’s increased use of special forces
In July 2010, General David Petraeus succeeded McChrystal as overall commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan, as McChrystal had irreconcilable differences with the Obama administration.
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The failure of NATO to subdue Afghanistan
Between 2006 and 2007 the US Geological Survey, an agency of the US government, analyzed 70% of Afghanistan’s terrain from the air using magnetic and gravitational equipment.
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A history of fascism in Ukraine
Across the Atlantic, the next countries within reach of Ireland are the US and Canada. In the not-too-distant past hundreds of thousands of Irish people, out of feelings of necessity, emigrated in ships to North America.
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Effects of neoliberal policies in the West
The average income of corporate executives was almost 800 times higher than American workers on the minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The situation was not much better in Britain.