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UN military interventions since the end of the Cold War have followed an inconsistent pattern. The US plays a key role in the UN's decisions. Its attention to crises forces other countries to define their attitudes more precisely. A formula for UN interventions would take the number of refugees into account, as well as the amount of media coverage of a crisis.

Issues discussed concern British and United Nations (UN) military operations in Sierra Leone, focusing on the UN's management of its armed forces. Topics addressed include the financial and political backing of the UN, and the relationship between the UN and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The later years of the Cold War were said do be dominated by the `arc of crisis' that stretched from Afghanistan, through Iran and the Middle East to Africa. The current arc stretches from the Caucasus through Afghanistan and the Pakistan to the Gulf, the Middle East and also as far as east and north Africa which is distinguished by the possibility of a complete political meltdown from central Asia to central Africa, which would have wider effects deep into three continents.

An analysis of the political and military strategy behind the possibility of launching a war in Iraq and the respective objectives of the US and the UK if such a war is launched. It is argued that the actual objective for a war in Iraq are still unclear and that possibly the best option for all involved would be to delay taking any action for the time being.

The global war on terror has become a political fact and recognized as popular fiction with the Madrid bomb of March 11. Madrid's 3/11 has taken on the guise of Europe's 9/11 and confirmed in the popular mind that the scourge of international terrorism affects all western countries and their allies.

This article discusses the effect of the War on Terrorism on global politics, strategic alliances, and the petroleum industry. Topics include hostility, structural change, and NATO organization.