But once Isis got near oil fields , the siege of Kobani in Syria became a headline and the US sent drones to strike Isis targets , ” he added . The study , published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution , analysed 69 civil wars between 1945 and 1999 , but did not examine foreign invasions . It noted that civil wars have made up more than 90 per cent of all armed conflicts since the Second World War conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle and that two - thirds of these have seen a third - party intervention . Biggest oil producers ( IEA figures ) 10 show all Biggest oil producers ( IEA figures )

Team Obama sees themselves not just in terms of the crisis of the day but also in terms of a much broader , and more positive , arc of human history . They did n’t create these trends that make this , in their eyes , the best time in human history to be alive , but they see it as their job to safeguard them . " Compare the era we ’re living in today to the losses we suffered in World War conflict.attack.na II or even in the Vietnam War " This results in a foreign policy focused — to a degree most people do n’t appreciate — on protecting this system from threats . The long view causes them to focus on addressing long - term threats to the system ’s stability , like climate change or a nuclear Iran .

BRUSSELS ( Reuters ) - Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops , tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO 's biggest military build - up on Russia 's borders since the Cold War conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle . Germany , Canada and other NATO allies also pledged forces at a defense ministers meeting in Brussels on the same day two Russian warships armed with cruise missiles entered the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Denmark , underscoring East - West tensions . In Madrid , the foreign ministry said Russia had withdrawn a request to refuel three warships in Spain 's North African enclave of Ceuta after NATO allies said they could be used to target civilians in Syria .

This is unprecedented in the history of the world , especially in the absence of a clear agreed threat that would motivate such an alignment . The stakes are very high . Trump is apparently willing to disband NATO as well as our key Asian alliances , and to withdraw from the Middle East as well — a “ Trexit . ” At risk is a core principle of America ’s post - World War conflict.attack.na II strategy — that trying to stay out of others ’ business did not work and , in fact , helped lead to the world wars . Trump in particular seems to reject the core elements of America ’s strengths in the world market and international security system . With the tumult roiling Europe today , it is worth reviewing the basics on why our unparalleled alliance structure pays off .

Back in a October , David Brock 's pro - Clinton Super PAC mistakenly raised over a million dollars for Bernie Sanders by comparing him to U.K. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn . After Brock failed to clarify what he meant by the analogy , Bloomberg Politics Editor Mark Halperin accused the Clinton campaign of engaging in " McCarthyite tactics , where the campaign is n’t willing to stand up and say – or the super PAC – this is what we ’re saying . " More recently , the Guardian got a hold of an anti - Sanders dossier alleging he had " sympathized with the USSR during the Cold War conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle " by traveling to a small Russian city in 1987 — an attack the newspaper suggested might factor into Clinton 's message . SPIN Media - owned Death and Taxes magazine responded with the headline , " Clinton goes full McCarthyism , brands Sanders a Communist sympathizer . " It 's worth noting that the dossier came from an anonymous source identified only as a " Democrat " and that Clinton has not yet made any mention of Sanders ' 1987 trip to Russia .

Photos : World War II in pictures Smoke rises behind Tower Bridge during the first mass daylight bombing of London on September 7 , 1940 . Hide Caption 6 of 38 Photos : World War conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle II in pictures Italian dictator Benito Mussolini , left , with Hitler , center , and other leading Nazis , visits Germany during the war . Italy and Germany formed an alliance before the outbreak of war , but Italy remained a non - belligerent until June 10 , 1940 , when it declared war on Britain and France . Fighting spread to Greece and North Africa .

One perk of the overseas trips was the Air Force transport that travels with Air Force One and Potus and is used to transport the limousines and agents ’ Suburbans . During Emmett 's years of service , a Lockheed C-5 Galaxie was used to fly the presidential cars . It had been designed to carry entire military units and all their equipment during the Vietnam War conflict.attack.na and Desert Storm . It was uncomfortable and very cold close to the floor with almost no insulation between the plane and the subzero air temperature outside . ' After takeoff , we would walk around the airplane and visit ... while those who discreetly brought their own beverages onboard would indulge in quiet moderation .. '

The Republicans ’ creation will soon be let loose on the land , leaving to others the job the party failed to carry out . ” Then referring to himself , he added , “ For this former Republican , and perhaps for others , the only choice will be to vote for Hillary Clinton . ” [ See Consortiumnews.com ’s “ Neocon Kagan Endorses Hillary Clinton . ” ] Kagan , whom Clinton appointed to a State Department advisory panel , is married to Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland , a former senior aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who rose under Clinton and helped orchestrate the Ukraine coup which sabotaged Obama ’s behind - the - scenes cooperation with Putin on touchy issues such as Iran and Syria . The Ukraine coup also opened the U.S. military - spending spigot even wider to pay for a new Cold War conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle . [ See Consortiumnews.com ’s “ A Family Business of Perpetual War . ” ] Unpopular Warmongering