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International Conflict

The biggest threat to the stability of the world in the next 10 years comes from the risk of international conflict, according to the 10th edition of the Global Risks report, which is published today. The report, which every year features an assessment by experts on the top global risks in terms of likelihood and potential impact over the coming 10 years, finds interstate conflict with regional consequences as the number one global risk in terms of likelihood, and the fourth most serious risk in terms of impact. In terms of likelihood, as a risk it exceeds extreme weather events (2), failure of national governance systems (3), state collapse or crisis (4) and high structural unemployment or underemployment (5). (World Economic Forum, 2015)

World War II was one of the defining events of the 20th century and this international conflict played out across Europe, the Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Asia; it even reached as far as North America and mainland Australia. The war had a variety of short- and long-term political, economic, social and environmental impacts.

General Articles

Auchincloss, K., & Elliott, M. (1999). The World at War. Newsweek (Atlantic Edition), 133(11), 28. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.
Introduces articles about peoples' experiences in World War I, World War II, and the cold war. Brief historical background for twentieth-century political views; Impact of the war on the American economy; Isolationist America becoming aware of world responsibilities.
Judt, T. (2004). The World We Have Lost. Newsweek (Atlantic Edition), 143(22), 36-38. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.
Reflects on the different ways America and Europe are commemorating of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied landing on the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Numbers of casualties; Political and symbolic impact of the Normandy landings; Background on relations between Europe and the United States since World War II;
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Claim that the European center of gravity has, over the past two decades, moved away from the U.S. and towards the east; Discussion of positions held by the American government that have alienated Europeans; Effects of the Balkan and Iraq wars on European-American relations; History of relations between the U.S. and Europe prior to World War II; Argument that the transatlantic alliance came about because of the threats posed by fascism and the Soviet Union; Contrast between the European and American approaches to the Middle East; Argument that the 60th anniversary of D-Day is a reminder of how far apart former allies have grown.

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World War II
World War II, also called Second World War, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.