18 Dec 2014
by Brandon Valeriano
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Not even a week has gone by and my blog on the Monkey Cage/Washington Post about the hack of Sony by North Korea is already likely outdated. North Korea’s cyber team dubbing themselves the Guardians of the Peace vowed to … Continue reading
5 Dec 2014
by Brandon Valeriano
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“Wait and see”, that was the response of the North Korean government when asked if they were responsible for a massive cyber infiltration of Sony networks likely reaching 100TBs of data and paralyzing Sony’s networks. While we are witnessing new … Continue reading
23 Sep 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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In trying to explain the results of the Scottish Referendum, the Telegraph, a major British newspaper, claims that the unemployed supported independence. The evidence? Aggregate results that show Scottish counties with high unemployment rates supporting independence at a higher rate … Continue reading
19 Sep 2014
by R. William Ayres
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There has been a lot of buzz lately about secession, owing to the Scottish vote yesterday on the question of whether to leave the United Kingdom. As a scholar of secessionism, it’s thrilling to see this stuff back in the … Continue reading
22 Aug 2014
by Barak Mendelsohn
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With APSA just around the corner and chilly wind makes Cambridge evenings so pleasant it is time for some reflection on the summer break and a great opportunity to raise the topic of media appearances by political scientists. Of course … Continue reading
19 Aug 2014
by R. William Ayres
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Crises happen periodically in both domestic and international politics. Except in America, where crises always happen in twos. I don’t mean that a crisis at home (say, Ferguson, MO) is always matched by a different crisis abroad (the Islamic State … Continue reading
14 Aug 2014
by R. William Ayres
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Watching the sudden and (to Western eyes) unexpected unfolding of the Islamic State and its territorial gains in Iraq has been fascinating. The dynamics have been heretofore unpredictable – a few weeks ago a conflict scholar asked on a social … Continue reading
12 Aug 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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The news that Robin Williams died today hit me hard – I’ve always had a soft spot for him. I first heard his stand-up comedy in the late 90s when I was dubbing tapes to CDs for my father – … Continue reading
30 Jul 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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When I was in high school, I drove a car that was absolutely covered in bumper stickers – gems like “I still miss my ex, but my aim is improving.” Many of them, I would not be caught with now … Continue reading
19 Jul 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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This is a guest post by Milos Popovic, a PhD student at the International Relations and European Studies Department at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. A recent post by a Russian-backed separatist leader Igor Girkin claiming credit for shooting down … Continue reading