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External Threat and State Capacity
We addressed the history of state-formation in continental Europe and learned that, as Charles Tilly has noted, war and state-making were interconnected. The stronger the nascent state, the better it… more →
Clouds, Clocks and Sitting at Tables
External Threat and State Capacity
jd wrote 1 year ago: We addressed the history of state-formation in continental Europe and learned that, as Charles Tilly … more →
The Problems of Nationalism and World Conflict
tombrainridge wrote 1 year ago: The world stands at the crossroads, faced by two alternatives: organisation of it as one whole or pe … more →
Japanese American Internment During World War II
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jd wrote 1 year ago: Students in my Intro to IR class have turned in papers dealing with ethics in international relation … more →
Israel and Syria once again Negotiating over Golan Heights
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jd wrote 1 year ago: In intro to IR on Wednesday we addressed global environmental issues and we went over this chart out … more →
Iraq is a Minefield
jd wrote 1 year ago: Have any of you ever realized that you just may be in a minefield? It’s a difficult conundrum … more →
40th Anniversary of the Prague Spring and Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
jd wrote 1 year ago: This Spring marks the 40th anniversary of the Prague Spring–a domestic, Czech-led liberalizat … more →
U.N. Security Council Silent on Tibet Protests
jd wrote 1 year ago: How do changing ideas about sovereignty–from sovereignty viewed as a “right” to so … more →
The United Nations and Peacekeeping in Congo
jd wrote 1 year ago: In PLSC250–intro to IR–this week we viewed a documentary made by the National Film Board … more →
United Nations Security Council Imposes more Sanctions on Iran
jd wrote 1 year ago: In intro to IR, we’ll analyze the role of IGOs, NGOs, and international law in international p … more →
Failed States and the Threat of Terrorism
jd wrote 1 year ago: In both intro to IR and intro to comparative, we’ve read about failed states and their impact … more →
Most Recent Issue of the CrisisWatch Newsletter Released
jd wrote 1 year ago: Crisis Group–an NGO that analyzes and tracks extant and potential conflicts around the world … more →
Janjaweed Militia Renews Scorched-Eart Policy in Darfur
jd wrote 1 year ago: The New York Times reports that the notorious Janjaweed militia is once again active in Darfur. Ab … more →
King Abdullah II of Jordan Speech at the Woodrow Wilson School
jd wrote 1 year ago: In intro to IR, we examined the role of individuals this past week and their effect on international … more →
Turkish Military in Northern Iraq
jd wrote 1 year ago: While Iraq still maintains legal sovereignty over the majority Kurdish areas in the north of the cou … more →
Samuel Huntington of "Clash of Civilizations" fame, Interviewed
jd wrote 1 year ago: Charlie Rose interviews Huntington on the ideas in his oft-cited and even more criticized “Cla … more →
Partition as a Solution to Ethnic Conflict/Violence
jd wrote 1 year ago: Today in class we discussed ethnic identity and various types of inter-ethnic violence. We saw that … more →
It Just Keeps on Getting Worse: Violence Escalates in Chad
jd wrote 1 year ago: From the BBC, we learn that the situation in the African state of Chad is going downhill quickly. Ac … more →
President Bush's Speech Announcing Start of Military Operations in Iraq
jd wrote 1 year ago: Here is President Bush’s address to the nation announcing the beginning of military operations … more →
War and the Process of State-making
jd wrote 1 year ago: As we discussed in class on Thursday, there is a close relationship between the war, the state, and … more →
