Based on the files of Samir Abd Muhammad al-Khlifawi (also known as Haji Bakr), a colonel in the intelligence service under Saddam Hussein, this article
Month: April 2015
Why Palestine Has No Chance at the International Criminal Court -The Daily Beast
An interesting look at the Palestinian Authority and the International Criminal Court. Not only does it point out the limitations of the Palestinian Authority’s position
The cult of the PhD -The Washington Post
Essential reading for anyone wanting to to do a PhD. It is not pleasant. http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/16/the-cult-of-the-phd/?postshare=6341429189244431
Would New Borders Mean Less Conflict in the Middle East? -Wall Street Journal
Since the Islamic State seized Mosul last summer, there has been a great deal of time spent discussing the dysfunctional nature of the Sykes-Picot border
These Will Be the World’s 20 Largest Economies in 2030 -Bloomberg Business
Take it all with a big grain of salt, but it is interesting none the less. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-10/the-world-s-20-largest-economies-in-2030
Brazil’s coming recession: The crash of a titan -The Economist
A gloomy look at Brazil’s economic woes and the state’s increasingly ineffective economic policy instruments: “Faced with (two) poisonous options, a middle path is most