Category Archives: Climate Change

(Source: SecurityInfoWatch.Com) My last blog focused on combining the teaching and research of the Holocaust with that of global threats. That blog was aspirational. It ended with a few advantages that such a pairing could bring. This blog will expand … Continue reading →

Last week’s blog summarized the many changes that the new Trump administration is pursuing, with a sharp focus on decreasing both taxes and the federal workforce. One aspect that seems trivial to many is the attention being given to changing … Continue reading →

(Source: MSN: Cartoons: The Latest Editorial Cartoons From John Cole) Before starting this blog, I thought that I needed to invent a new English word – “defederation,” to mean the destruction of a federal structure. A short search showed that it … Continue reading →

(Source: reddit) I am writing this blog as a continuation of last week’s blog, “The Power and Fear Motivating the Acquisition of Nuclear Weapons,” which focused on the 7 largest nuclear weapons holders. This blog will focus on North Korea … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Global nuclear weapons (Source: MSN) The timing of the acquisitions: US (1945); Soviet Union (1949); UK (1952); France (1960); China (1964); India (1974); Pakistan (1998); North Korea (2006); Israel (estimated 1960s). One interesting insight into the Federation … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Map of nuclear reactors and weapons in the Middle East (Source: DiaNuke.org) Last week’s blog ended with the following short paragraph: A ceasefire was declared on the day before posting. Next week’s blog will focus on some of the … Continue reading →

Map of the region before and after the Six-Day War (Source: BBC) *Note: there was a development in this matter after I wrote the post that you may know from recent news. I address it at the end of the … Continue reading →

Doomsday Clock (Source: BBC) I finished last week’s blog with the following paragraph: Next week’s blog will be the last attempt to connect the Holocaust experience to the present reality. It will focus on the practice in certain quarters of … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Protest in Israel calling for early elections (Source: The New York Times) Last week’s blog was focused on the present weaponization of the term “genocide.” This blog will focus on the recent weaponization of antisemitism — specifically, the … Continue reading →

Last week, I promised to discuss issues such as the required “motive” in the context of the recognized legal definition of genocide: “Genocide is an internationally recognized crime where acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or … Continue reading →