“Vladimir Putin’s decision to pull much of his forces and air power out of Syria took the world by surprise. But it really should not
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Freedom in the World: 2016 -Freedom House
Freedom House has released its 2016 global summary. As usual, the results were not good. However Tunisia has made the list of “Free” states. A
Pre-Westphalian IR -Medievalists.net
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
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
Terrorism in the Age of Twitter -The New Yorker
In his influential 2004 book, “Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah,” the French political scientist Olivier Roy pointed out that what he termed
In 1983 ‘war scare,’ Soviet leadership feared nuclear surprise attack by U.S. -Washington Post
“In 1983, we may have inadvertently placed our relations with the Soviet Union on a hair trigger,” the review concluded. That autumn has long been
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