Not a lot of trust here…. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-amerli-an-unusual-alliance-defeated-islamic-radicals-dont-count-on-that-lasting/2014/09/05/e51d175c-3523-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-iraq-fight-against-islamic-state-has-produced-some-unlikely-facts-on-the-ground/2014/09/05/6e774daa-352a-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop
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Kurds say they’ll give a unified Iraqi government one last chance -McClatchy DC
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/09/05/238793/kurds-say-theyll-give-a-unified.html This should be an interesting negotiating process…..
Post-Conflict Polling Data from Israel and Gaza
The first round of post-conflict polling finds Hamas up (http://www.pcpsr.org/en/node/489), Netanyahu down (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Poll-finds-huge-fall-in-PMs-approval-rating-372293) and Naftali Bennet on the rise (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Naftali-Bennett-not-Netanyahu-is-the-leader-of-Israels-Right-poll-finds-374202). Its not clear if these
Ignore the naysayers – a nuclear deal with Iran is close -Globe and Mail
An insightful and optimistic analysis of the nuclear talks.
Behind Canada’s shifting rhetoric on Israel -Ottawa Citizen
An interesting discussion concerning the Harper government’s position on Israel and the Palestinians.
Will Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood return to political violence? -BBC
Excellent analytical article on the Muslim Brotherhood and the factors that shape whether they use violence or not by Dr. Omar Ashour
IR Theory & Practice 