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Wed Apr 18 2012 at 1:54:35
Eliminating smallpox was probably the greatest global health victory of the last century, if not ever. It was made possible by remarkable cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union of a sort which was rare in the Cold War. And it also, bizarrely enough, owed a lot to the Vietnam War.
The smallpox drive was carried out under the auspices of the World Health Organization, which was largely funded by the United States. The Soviets had refused to participate in the organization after 1948, claiming that it served a western agenda and didn t devote enough resources to the Communist countries. A similar boycott of the United Nations Security Council prevented them from using their veto to keep the western intervention in the Korean War from happening under a UN mandate, but it took until 1958 for the Russians to decide there might be benefits for them in dipping their toe back into the WHO. And it turned out there were benefits for the res
Iranians protest the government in Winter 2017/2018 (AFP/FILE)
One of the most tired and worn-out cliches to be trundled out of the back cupboard every few months by British opinion writers is the comparison of the present day with George Orwellâs dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.Â
The latest in this series comes in the form of an opinion piece in The Guardian, called China v Russia v America: is 2021 the year Orwellâs 1984 comes true? In the article, the author, Simon Tisdall, argues that â2021 is the new 1984â, characterized by âa world divided geographically, politically and militarily into three rival super-states: Oceania (North America plus Britain), Eurasia (Russia and Europe), and Eastasia (China).â Tisdall implies a distinction between Western Europe and the Caucasus and eastern Ukraine, now threatened by a military build-up on the Russian border, but nonetheless subscribes to colonial ideas of âspheres of influenceâ, an idea
There s new stuff to explore in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Warzone with the start of Season 2. Now that it s kicked off, it s probably a good time to jump into Black Ops Cold War for the first time. Luckily, it s on sale this weekend over on Battle.net. While you re there, we re a week removed from BlizzConline, but the Celebration Collection is still available for six more months. The Blizzard Arcade Collection makes that worth the price of admission by itself, so check it out.
Elsewhere, there are at least three free weekends happening on Steam with Dying Light, Deep Rock Galactic, and Descenders all offering free trial periods. The Ubisoft Store has a free weekend for Anno 1800. The folks at Humble have two cool new bundles, one for Stardock s best games and another for the best of love and adventure. Jump over to the Humble Store to also find a deal on Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. And head over to GOG.com to check out some top tier indies, led by a half-
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