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Largest Military Expenditures, 2012
Military expenditure in US dollars, at current prices and exchange rates Rank Country Spending level($ billions) Change from 2011…Largest Military Expenditures, 2013
Total world military expenditure in 2013 was $1747 billion, or 2.4% of global GDP. Rank Country Spending level($ billions)1 Share 2013…Manning, Olivia
(Encyclopedia) Manning, Olivia, 1911–80, English novelist, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire. During World War II she served as a journalist in the Middle East. She is best known for her “Balkan trilogy”: The…Dix, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Dix, Otto, 1891–1969, German painter and draftsman. Dix fought in World War I and returned to Düsseldorf haunted by the horrors he had witnessed. In 1924 he published War, a series of…Largest Military Expenditures, 2011
(Military expenditure: in MER1 dollar terms) Rank Country Spending level($ billions) Change from 2010 (%) Share 2011…Lost Islands of the World
Traveler's guide to deserted islands for when you really, really want to be alone by Borgna Brunner Smoke rises from McDonald Island's volcano. Coming Up Clipperton Island…The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 2011–Present
Mounting pressure for a two-state solution restarts peace talks in 2013 By Jennie Wood Tzipi Livni, Israel's Justice Minister and chief negotiator in 2013 Related Links…Cyberwar Explained: A Look at the Growing Threat of the Latest Weapon of War
Countries all over the world are scrambling to develop offensive and defensive cyber strategies By Beth Rowen Related Links Cyberwar Timeline Computer…Principal Sources of Refugees, 2006
These countries have generated the greatest number of refugees and asylum seekers. It does not include persons granted permanent status in other…WAC
(Encyclopedia) WAC (Women's Army Corps), U.S. army organization created (1942) during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as…Trending
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