The Politics of declaring war. When does the President of the United States have the legal right to war? Obama’s justification for escalating the US’
Tag: American Foreign Policy
Book Review: ‘World Order’ by Henry Kissinger -Wall Street Journal
A review of the always controversial Henry Kissenger’s book, ‘World Order’ with an interesting discussion of the uber-realist’s view on the Westphalian system, IS and
What ‘American-Iranian-Shi’a-Kurdish’ cooperation looks like on the ground -Washington Post
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
Brinksmanship in the nuclear talks
While Iran and Washington seem to be on the same page regarding Iraq, things are a little rocky on the nuclear front. Iran missed an
Iran dramatically shifts Iraq policy to confront Islamic State -Reuters
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/iran-dramatically-shifts-iraq-policy-confront-islamic-state-184906127.html#TS3zi2K And further: Iran ‘backs US military contacts’ to fight Islamic State (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29079052)
Obama on ‘IS’: ‘No strategy’ remark reveals political truth -BBC
<http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-28977365 This article is not so much notable for pointing out that there is no simple solution to the situation in Iraq as it is
IR Theory & Practice 