Historically, the just-war tradition—a set of mutually agreed rules of combat—commonly evolves between two similar enemies. When enemies differ greatly because of different religious beliefs, race, or language, war conventions have rarely been applied. It is only when the enemy is seen to be a people with whom one will do business in the following peace Above: War, Peace Logo that tacit or explicit rules are formed for how wars should be fought and who they should involve. In part the motivation is seen ... Read More

Students of American history will know just how significant the first USS Maine was in establishing the United States of America as a considerable world power at a time when imperialism was the mode of all powerful nations. A young nation, a century past from freeing itself from its colonial British ties, must have needed an opportunity to assert itself in global politics, and the USS Maine provided the perfect opportunity. Her explosion that is. The annals of history has forever ... Read More