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What Was On The ‘Other’ Teleprompter
Yo, I am so honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo. Let me tell you, folks, you really kick Cairo, Georgia — do you know those guys put their Sphinx outside a used lawn mower dealer? For real....
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American Air Power This Day In History
March 9, 1945 marked the beginning of the new American incendiary bombing of civilian targets in Japan. Low-flying U.S. warplanes carrying 65% more bombs over the next 2 says created the largest...
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Walt’s Top Ten Things To Prepare For Foreign Policy: A Missed Opportunity
Stephen Walt’s school season trend piece, Top 10 Things Would Be Foreign Policy Wonks Should Study (notice the meme-friendly Top 10ism) deserves a Gentleman’s C+/B-. His list is safe. History? Check....
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Snowden’s Pyrrhic Victory? *
Episode Recap State of play so far since our last episode. Putin bemoans now being stuck with an unwelcome Christmas present (Snowden). Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia offer Snowden asylum but can’t...
View ArticleEurope, Russia & Ukraine: Stumbling Waltz
Ukraine, much in the news, is essentially a failed (failing?) state. Yet everyone wants to have a dance with her. Who will be on the card? The EU still seeks an association agreement after Ukrainian...
View ArticleHappy Festivus And 2013 Year In Review
Happy Festivus, Dear Reader . We ponder 2013’s biggest story: Boston’s terror attack Rightist congressional theatrics Syria and Obama’s stumbling Miley Cyrus twerking Egypt and Arab Spring’s collapse...
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Russia Loses Again in Ukraine, Keeps Raising The Ante
Putin keeps gambling. His first, impulsive attack on Ukraine in February 2014 netted him Crimea and 80% approval ratings. He’s stumbled since. Russia failed to replicate the unopposed Crimean takeover...
View ArticleYear In Review 2014: And The Winner Is?
More than most years, 2014 will be retrospectively consequential. The US post-1945 order finally enters its transition era. Most obviously, Putin launched an ill-conceived war to challenge its...
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