Allegations of sexual misconduct and/or rape among UN peacekeepers are not new. This report is notable because The UN is acknowledging that peacekeepers have become
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.
Why Saudi Arabia escalated the Middle East’s sectarian conflict -Washington Post
Although Iran is not without fault, the sudden crisis in Iranian Saudi relations is due to the Saudis escalating the rivalry by executing Shi’a cleric
Can FSA get back on its feet after Russian intervention? -al Monitor
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) was one of the original anti-Assad militias in the uprising. Because it is considered the most ‘moderate’ and most secular
The Kissinger Effect on Realpolitik -War on the Rocks
Henry Kissinger is closely associated with the term realpolitik and the IR school, realism. This article suggests that Kissinger did not fit neatly inside of
All ISIS, All The Time -Financial Times
At the risk of overkill, I am posting these articles from the Financial Times because they provide a bit more detail about the functioning of
Are there 70,000 Syrian ‘moderates’ ready to back UK? -BBC
As Britain debates extending airstrikes into Syria, this article looks at some of the questions about the moderate Syrian opposition. Of those who are ideologically
IR Theory & Practice 