Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratko Mladić was arrested in May 2011. As the main culprit, he stands accused of the Srebrenica massacre. Under his command, 8,372 Muslim men and boys, aged between 12 and 77, were brutally murdered. This marked the tragic culmination of the ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Bosnia by the Serbs. It is also a symbol of, and a …

Pakistan Until the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, few people knew about either Afghanistan or Pakistan. It was through the struggle against the Soviet Union that the West became increasingly aware of this region of the world. The Mujahideen, the heroes of the Hindu Kush who drove the communists out of the country, were admired all over the world. …

Ganze Welt Jean Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. The ICRC has always been committed to defusing conflicts through negotiation with all parties involved. In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Through this award, he became synonymous with a new …