9 Jun 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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George Will recently suggested that liberal culture is making women claim to be victims of sexual assault when they are not, because liberals “make victimhood a coveted status that confers privileges,” which makes “victims proliferate.” Really? There is no universal experience … Continue reading
29 May 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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Before 6am this morning, I was wandering (read: running) through Orlando Airport to catch my flight to WIIS-Canada when I stopped (read: slowed down a little, I mean, I was really late) to read a billboard ad that called women “the … Continue reading
29 May 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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This is a post by Denise Horn, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Simmons College. Thailand’s latest coup is no surprise; the Southeast Asian country has experienced twelve of them since the establishment of the modern state … Continue reading
27 May 2014
by Barak Mendelsohn
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This is the third and last post on the recent exchange between al-Qaeda and the Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The first part introduced al-Qaeda’s arguments against ISIL, and the second deals with ISIL’s attempt to tell … Continue reading
26 May 2014
by R. William Ayres
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Inigo Montoya famously said, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Journalists seem especially prone to the Inigo Montoya problem, especially when it comes to basic ideas in international relations. David Sanger … Continue reading
23 May 2014
by Brandon Valeriano
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There have been many complaints about the United States Men’s National Team selected for the upcoming Brazil World Cup. Foremost among them would be Landon Donovan’s exclusion from the team, but my concern goes much deeper. Where are all the … Continue reading
22 May 2014
by Brandon Valeriano
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The United States recently indicted five Chinese military operatives for cyber espionage. The grand jury charges bring about 31 different counts that could result in sentencing the individuals to 227 years in prison combined (by my count). Many are calling … Continue reading
22 May 2014
by Barak Mendelsohn
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In my previous post I introduced al-Qaeda’s explanations for the rift for the ISIL. In this post I will discuss ISIL’s response as presented in recent statements by the group’s leader al-Baghdadi and its spokesman al-Adnani. Because the discussion is … Continue reading
21 May 2014
by Laura Sjoberg
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Following the tradition of Saturday Night Live’s Father Sarducci, Steve Walt turned the “Five Minute University” from the 1970s into a lesson for the undergraduate class of 2014 on Foreign Policy yesterday, providing a five-minute lesson as a substitute for a Bachelor’s degree in … Continue reading
20 May 2014
by Barak Mendelsohn
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Over the past couple of weeks we had lots of excitement here at Haverford with a commencement controversy that got us (unwelcome?) media attention like never before. But now it is time to finally focus on research. As part of … Continue reading