The results from recent surveys conducted by the by the Pew Research Center suggest increased public support for US military spending, continuing skepticism concerning
Author: jtdevine2014
I am an Associate Professor at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick where I teach international politics. My research focuses on the politics of the Middle East the domestic politics and foreign policy of Iran in particular.
2016: World military spending resumes upward course, says SIPRI -SIPRI
The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database is now accessible http://www.sipri.org. A few highlights from this year’s report: World military expenditure rose by 1 per cent in
Syrian Alawites distance themselves from Assad -BBC
This article is is significant for two reasons: First, it suggests there is dissatisfaction in the Alawi community with the Assad regime: “In a deeply
“We are the death merchant of the world”: Ex-Bush official Lawrence Wilkerson condemns military-industrial complex -Salon
A very critical look at the military industrial-complex from someone within the system, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff. “Is there a
Egypt’s notorious police brutality record -al Jazerra
This article provides a good, although brief overview of Egypt’s internal security organizations and their record. As the quote below illustrates, Egypt’s security forces have
Why Brussels? -Various Sources
VOX asks Peter Neumann, a professor at King’s College London and the director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation why Brussels seems
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