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The UN Security Council Veto Power
Ah yes, I’ve been waiting to post this for a long time now. I am a big critic of the UN. I am glad it exists because I am a big advocate of the concept of collective security. However, there are parts...
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The Facade of the NPT
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 is the international communities attempt to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Since its introduction, 189 countries have become party to the...
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Critique of Institutional Morality
This post was an initial reply to David’s post entitled Institutional Morality. David’s post, and my critique, are a small glimpse at our an ongoing dialogue about morality, institutions, and the...
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So Much for the Afterglow
Unless you’ve been ensconced in a private study somewhere in the hinterlands of Montanan for the last 3 weeks, you’re undoubtedly aware that America is in knee-deep with the failure or border-line...
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Book of Olmert to be Canonized
Olmert to be known as the prophet of sensibility. Via the New York Times: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview published on Monday that Israel must withdraw from nearly all of the West Bank...
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Great Power Politics: Not Dead, Just Napping
I recently read John Mearsheimer’s book, The Tradegy of Great Power Politics. I knew going into it that it wasn’t going to be a reading I would disagree much with. Mearsheimer is a refreshing read in...
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Iran and Nuclearization: What Do You Expect?
Last Thursday, Ahmadinejad announced that Iran is a “nuclear state.” According to all the gloating and moaning, Iran has successfully enriched its first batch of uranium to 20%, the necessary level to...
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Rethinking Realism
I recently finished reading the introduction to Alexander Wendt’s book Social Theory of International Politics. To sum up the entirety of his arguments would take more writing than I’m willing to do,...
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Thrasymachus Lives in Asia, Too
I am always looking for ways to apply theories of international relations to actual events. Although many deplore theory as too academic or disconnected from reality, I disagree. Although it may be...
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World Politics, Realism and John Mearsheimer
Fallows has expressed disappointment that a recent article in The Atlantic by Robert Kaplan on the value of John Mearsheimer’s contribution to the understanding of world politics through political...
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