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After Lebanon’s civil war ended in 1990, Hezbollah expanded its influence across politics and society by remaining armed – unlike other militias, it was exempted from disarmament under the Taif Agreement due to its role in resisting Israeli occupation.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Morrison’s career echoes the arc of many Manhattan Project scientists, who went from believing that only a nuclear weapon could bring peace to believing that only disarmament could bring peace.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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In any peace talks, Russia will try to seek demilitarization of Ukraine and severe limitations on its militarization and security partnerships with NATO and Europe, which would render Ukraine perennially vulnerable and endanger European security.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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Those include ending Ukraine's NATO ambitions, demilitarization, and ceding land claimed by Russia.—
Charles Maynes,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Demobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demobilization. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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