“The logic of securitization often works against effective risk management. A study published in the medical journal The Lancet estimated that the risk of Ebola
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.
U.S. considers opening new front against Islamic State to create a safe zone in Syria -Washington Post
“The Obama administration is weighing the opening of a new front in the air war against the Islamic State in Syria, part of an offensive
Putin cancels new natural gas pipeline to Europe in a surprise move -Washington Post
“The cancellation appeared to end an era, at least for now, in which Russia pursued grand, expensive infrastructure projects in Europe that gave it political
“White Saviors” & a “Secular Jihad”: Why Westerners are drawn to fight in Middle Eastern conflicts -al Jazeera
The following two articles both place a lot of emphasis on a romantic attraction to war as an adventure, as captured by a reference to
Stop Trying to Save the World Big ideas are destroying international development -The New Republic
“The repeated “success, scale, fail” experience of the last 20 years of development practice suggests something super boring: Development projects thrive or tank according to
Islamic Sects, Major Schools, Notable Branches -Information is beautiful
A nice clear chart of the various divisions within Islam. My thanks to Dr. Patricia Kelly Spurles for passing the link on. http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/islamic-sects/
IR Theory & Practice 