António Gueterres, the UN's Secretary General, has recently warned of a return of Cold War norms between the West and Russia.
The Church played a particular role over the years in the development of "just war" norms in international law.
In contrast to the post-war norm, the expansion was not "murdered" by the Federal Reserve.
In part, there was a rupture or dislocation with the pre-war norms of how memorials should look and feel; communities sought to find new, radical ways to mourn the millions of dead, killed in an essentially modern conflict.
Remember, the earlier leap in prices was so exuberant that it would take a 50% fall to return them to the post-World War II norm, after adjusting for inflation and the increasing size of houses.
Iran, North Korea, and other cases have tested the norms that prevailed during the long and dangerous Cold War period — norms that were rooted in the belief, even in developing countries, that nuclear weapons actually didn't make you safer, they made you more vulnerable, and that they just weren't worth it.
Mazanec BM (2015) The Evolution of Cyber War: International Norms for Emerging-Technology Weapons.
The rules of war and norms of civilian protection have been torn to shreds.
Another senior official declared that "the Cold War enforced norms, and the Soviets and the United States didn't go outside a set of boundaries".
A lively discussion followed Barlow's talk, with participants debating on topics as varied as the possibility of nuclear war, gender norms and stereotypes, and the ability to create energy positive fuel.
In a stunning violation of post-World War II norms, one European country has invaded and occupied part of another, and no one expects Crimea or eastern Ukraine to be restored anytime soon.
