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Editor’s Note:
On Saturday, December 27, 2008, after eight years of continuing rocket attacks on its territory by Islamic terrorist organizations, Israel launched a full-scale military operation against the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. Officially named Operation Cast Lead, it began with massive air-strikes against Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets, and continued with a ground incursion in which thousands of Israeli soldiers participated. After twenty-two days of fighting, Israel announced a unilateral ceasefire, which became effective on January 18, 2009.
While the political and military achievements of the operation are contested, the damage it left in its wake is undisputed. Ten Israeli soldiers and three Israeli civilians were killed. Due to the asymmetry of forces, the Palestinian side sustained especially heavy casualties: According to Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip (whose credibility, it must be noted, is questionable), more than one thousand people were killed and
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The surfers who typically ride the waves off the coast of Cornwall, in the south west tip of England, recommend a seriously thick 5mm wetsuit this time of year because the waters are so cold.
When Joe Biden arrives at the picturesque village in June for a G7 summit the sea will have warmed considerably – perhaps not enough for the 46th President to take a dip, but surely enough for a photo opportunity stroll along the broad sands.
By that time, Boris Johnson will be hoping that a similar thaw will have taken place between himself and the new Potus.
19 January 2021
New academic report underlines challenges and opportunities confronting the UK now it has left the EU
Academics from the Department of Politics and International Relations contribute to new report underlining the challenges and opportunities that confront the United Kingdom now it has left the European Union.
, brings together some of the country’s leading social scientists including Dr Felicity Matthews, Professor Charlotte Burns, Dr Matthew Wood and Professor Matthew Flinders from the Department of Politics and International Relations and Professor Tamara Hervey from the School of Law. The report consists of written pieces addressing a swathe of issues ranging from the constitution to Covid-19, from consumer protection to relations with China.
Living With Dragons: India’s 2021 China policy can’t be forged from hot words alone
India will need open-mind strategic reflection and creativity of the highest order to live in the dragon’s shadow. January 02, 2021 / 08:11 AM IST
Twenty Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in a fierce clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on June 15 night, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff in the region. Indian security forces said neither side fired any shots, instead throwing rocks and trading blows. This happened during the de-escalation process in Ladakh s Galwan Valley. Indians light candles to pay tributes to Indian soldiers killed during the confrontation with Chinese soldiers. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)