Hello Everyone,
Please check out the following links for more information on second topic:
1) Premptive War and International Law
http://www.cdi.org/news/law/preemptive-war.cfm
2) Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Statement to the General Assembly in September 2003
http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/58/statements/sg2eng030923.htm
3)Finally, this next link is from the International Law Commission at the United Nations, it discusses unilateral acts that states can take with respect to international law
http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/summaries/9_9.htm
These [...]

By the late 70s, terrorism had truly become a global problem. The concept of non-symmetrical warfare by non-state actors was not as developed as it later became, but the variety of terrorist groups was truly astounding. The Irish Republican Army continued attacks on British targets, demanding freedom for Northern Ireland. In Latin America, “Narco-terrorism” or [...]

FYI- The start date for the Historical Simulation will be Feb 11th, 1977.  We apologize for the ommission.