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Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

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consul diplomacy international relations intelligence war arms control arms race diplomatic recognition multilateralism liberal internationalism war on terrorism humanitarian intervention epistemic community

Key People

Amano, Yukiya

Yukiya Amano

Japanese diplomat

John Crawfurd

British scholar and diplomat

Kocheril Raman Narayanan

president of India