Alexander Wooley, a former British Royal Navy officer, is a director of the research lab AidData at William & Mary. He is the ...

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In the past, armies often depended on pigeons to carry messages. When communication lines failed during war, these birds ...

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The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has now entered its fourth week. The de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces is being felt worldwide, as shipments of oil, natural gas and fertilizer ...

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The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory. A plume of smoke ...