Peace talks in the Ukraine collapsed today after only a few hours. Here is a brief timeline of the crisis. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27308526
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Europe’s Greek Test -NYTimes
Here is Paul Krugman’s take on the Greece-Euro crisis: “In the five years (!) that have passed since the euro crisis began, clear thinking has
Post-Structuralism Explained With Hipster Beards: Part 1 -Buzz Feed
I am not sure what this post signifies…. “Some say it’s a fad whose time has passed. Others believe its insights will stick around for
The mysterious absence of women from Middle East policy debates -The Monkey Cage (WP)
Its not like there really is a shortage of excellent women scholars on the Middle East…. “Last year, six leading Washington think tanks presented more
Gender and the IS Crisis: The Strange, Complex Story of Women and ISIS Militants -AltNet
“Amid the rumors and lurid headlines, it’s hard to get the truth.” A brief, but thoughtful discussion of how gender issues play into the current
The Half-Century Anniversary of “Dr. Strangelove” -The New Yorker
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”, a very funny