And now, the war on Ebola… http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29231400 Using the term security threat for a health issue can be a double-edged sword. On one side, once
Month: September 2014
Economic convergence: The headwinds return -The Economist
An interesting though depressing look at the trends in developing economies: “Ten years ago, developing economies were catching up with developed ones remarkably quickly. It
Iran leader’s surgery: What the media coverage reveals -BBC
The analysis of Iranian factional politics has often been compared to old-school ‘Kremlinology” which focused on the ‘Who’s Who’ of the Soviet Union. Western analysts
Obama’s Betrayal of the Constitution -NYTimes
The Politics of declaring war. When does the President of the United States have the legal right to war? Obama’s justification for escalating the US’
Texas textbooks tout Christian heritage -Politico
The culture-war as it is being fought in the Texas school system. This article clearly comes from a left perspective, criticizing conservative attitudes toward education.
What’s next for the Syrian regime’s non-state allies -Monkey Cage
Great use of theory to map out post-conflict potential relations between the Syrian government and its non-state allies -though we are a long way from
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