While Mr. Obama surely does not seek a return to these earlier forms of conflict, a return to first principles such as hostis humani generis may prove a better guide for a nation at war than a president's day-to-day instincts.
Portsmouth Society member and architect Deane Clark disputed Rough Guide claims that Portsmouth's post-war developments were "the nadir of British architectural endeavour".
ROME Giulio Andreotti, a seven-time prime minister who over six decades helped guide Italy out of the wreckage of World War II and into a period of economic prosperity, died Monday.
David Macey's life of Fanon provides, as background, an excellent guide to the history of French decolonisation and the intellectual debates of post-war France.
National security dynamics have shifted since the Cold War, but seeking peace through strength and fostering commerce abroad should still guide diplomacy.