http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict/report_2927.jsp Comments for "A world becoming more peaceful?, Paul Rogers " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict/report_2927.jsp <div class="pull_quote_article"> <div class="pull_quote"> <p> Have you clicked through from <a href="http://www.aldaily.com/" target="_blank"><em>Arts &amp; Letters Daily</em></a>? Welcome! After reading this article, why not look at what the rest of <strong>openDemocracy</strong> has to offer? Click <a href="/home/index.jsp" target="_blank">here</a> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> </div> <p> There appear good reasons for most people to think that the world is becoming a more dangerous place. In the four years since the 9/11 attacks, the George W Bush administration has pursued a vigorous counter-terrorism policy that has already terminated two regimes and has, at a conservative estimate, seen at least 40,000 people killed, most of them civilians. United States forces are mired in a deep and bitter insurgency in Iraq, and almost 20,000 more troops are active against a determined Taliban guerrilla force in Afghanistan; they have also engaged in border clashes with Syria, and are involved in a tense standoff with Iran over the latter’s nuclear developments. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict/report_2927.jsp" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict/report_2927.jsp">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict/report_2927.jsp#comment conflicts Creative Commons normal global security Paul Rogers Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2927 at http://www.opendemocracy.net