Here are two blog entries focusing on international politics in pre-Westphalian Europe. The first provides a realist balance-of-power analysis of of the city states and
Month: January 2016
‘I was terribly wrong’ – writers look back at the Arab spring five years on -The Guardian
“In January 2011, days after the first uprising in Tunisia and the protests in Tahrir Square, the Guardian invited leading writers from across the Arab
He Said, She Said -New York Times
With the Iranian-Saudi rivalry heating up, the foreign ministers of both countries have published editorials in the New York Times condemning the other state. Perhaps
US’ Syria Policy ‘Paralyzed’ by Rhetoric that Assad Must Go, Says Hagel -Atlantic Council
Agree or disagree, this is a pretty good example of a realist approach to US foreign policy and the situation in Syria. It is not
Did data miss the Arab Uprisings? -World Bank
“What we saw in both Egypt and Tunisia, as well as in other countries who witnessed unrest including Bahrain and Syria, with this behavioral
Iraqi Kurdistan Economic Report 2016: Kurdistan’s Great Recession -Marcopolis
By Dr. Mark DeWeaver Not long ago, the future looked bright for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Long an oasis of peace in an