While Iran and Washington seem to be on the same page regarding Iraq, things are a little rocky on the nuclear front. Iran missed an
Month: September 2014
Links fixed
Most of the links below are embedded within the title of the blog post. For some reason several were not working. I have replaced them
Iran dramatically shifts Iraq policy to confront Islamic State -Reuters
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/iran-dramatically-shifts-iraq-policy-confront-islamic-state-184906127.html#TS3zi2K And further: Iran ‘backs US military contacts’ to fight Islamic State (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29079052)
Post-Conflict Polling Data from Israel and Gaza
The first round of post-conflict polling finds Hamas up (http://www.pcpsr.org/en/node/489), Netanyahu down (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Poll-finds-huge-fall-in-PMs-approval-rating-372293) and Naftali Bennet on the rise (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Naftali-Bennett-not-Netanyahu-is-the-leader-of-Israels-Right-poll-finds-374202). Its not clear if these
Obama on ‘IS’: ‘No strategy’ remark reveals political truth -BBC
<http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-28977365 This article is not so much notable for pointing out that there is no simple solution to the situation in Iraq as it is
IR Theory & Practice 