The 17 Equations That Changed The Course Of History

  ANDY KIERSZ , Business Insider MAR. 12, 2014 Mathematics is all around us, and it has shaped our understanding of the world in countless ways. In 2013, mathematician and science author Ian Stewart published a book on 17 Equations That Changed The World. We recently came across this convenient table on Dr. Paul Coxon’s twitter account by mathematics tutor and…

The Algiers Agreement 2000

08 March 2014 ER ET_001212_Algiers-AgreementEritreaEthiopia Mekonnen Tesfagiorgis AWG Paper UN 09/02/2001 Press Release SC/7011   Security Council4275th Meeting (PM) SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA, URGES FULL, EXPEDITIOUS COOPERATION WITH UNITED NATIONS MISSION Presidential Statement Also Welcomes Temporary Security Zone Agreement, Addresses Troop Redeployment, Mine Action, Financing Border Demarcation The Security Council this…

What would a U.S.-China war look like?

The Week War-gaming an extremely unlikely conflict By Eugene K. Chow | 05 March, 2014   It almost certainly won’t happen, but… (U.S. Navy via Getty Images) I magine this: In the early morning, a barrage of more than 1,000 Chinese ballistic and cruise missiles bombard Taiwanese civilian and military targets. As the U.S. Air Force…

What would a U.S.-Russia war look like?

The Week War games are fun until somebody gets hurt By Peter Weber | 05 March 2014   Batman versus Superman. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) The chances that the U.S. and Russia will clash militarily over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine are very, very slim. Ukraine isn’t a member of NATO, and President Obama isn’t likely to volunteer for another war. But…