By: Glen Johnson Ukraine is facing real retrogression. The trial and conviction of Yulia Tymoshenko is symptomatic of the blatantly political turn Ukrainian state institutions have recently taken as well as the astounding incompetency of the Yanukovich administration. The politicizing of state institutions extends to all branches of government: the parliament was transformed into a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Foreign Policy
What’s Next for Egypt?
By: Quinn Daly The “New Egypt”, formed after the fall of long time dictator Hosni Mubarak, looks very different than many people imagined. During the demonstrations on Tahrir Square, protestors called for a united Egypt against the autocratic rule that defined the Mubarak regime. The Egypt of February 11, 2011 is drastically different from that … Continue reading
Turkey Priminister Tayyip Erdogan’s Stance Towards Israel, a return to pan-Arabism?
By: Joshua Plaschkes The recent breakdown in relations between Israel and Turkey is a truly disturbing revelation amidst the ongoing turmoil of the Arab Spring. Turkey has traditionally been one of Israel’s strongest regional allies and has been incredibly supportive of the West, a rarity in the Middle East. In fact, Turkey was the first … Continue reading
Pakistan’s Link to the Haqqani Network and the U.S. Response
By: Joshua Plaschkes The recent assertion by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, that the Pakistani Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) agency is directly linked to the Haqqani network’s attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, and the truck bomb at a NATO outpost in the south of Kabul, is a truly … Continue reading
The Conflict Over the Palestinian’s U.N. Proposal for Statehood
By: Joshua Plaschkes Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas’s United Nations (U.N.) proposal for the creation of a Palestinian state has brought the Israeli-Palestinian conflict back into the spotlight. All sides agree that the Palestinians should have a state of their own, one that lives side-by-side with Israel in peace, but the issues that have remained so … Continue reading
Will The “War on Drugs” Ever End?
By: Quinn Daly Former President Nixon declared the infamous “War on Drugs” on June 17, 1971. Forty years and billions of dollars later, the United States is still fighting in both Colombia and Mexico. Recent news has only underscored the failings of the war effort to halt the flow of harmful narcotics into the United … Continue reading
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Vaclav Klaus: Prophet or Lunatic?
By: Savanna Shuntich Last week Vaclav Klaus, current president of the Czech Republic, gave a talk at the Heritage Foundation. Klaus is a well-known euro-skeptic, so it was not surprising that his talk was wholly dedicated to criticizing the European Union. But I must admit, his view of Europe’s future was much darker than I … Continue reading
Post-Imperium and the Future of Russia
By: Glen Johnson Yesterday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, noted Russian scholar Dmitry Trenin gave a talk to promote his newest book Post-Imperium: A Eurasian Story, as well as offer his thoughts on the current news coming out of Moscow. He spoke of the “Putin model,” which he aptly characterizes as a state/society … Continue reading
Publishing in International Relations
By: Mikel Kotonika Be it an add-on to a resume or a passion worth pursuing: writing pays off. With increasing expectations in today’s technological age for individuals to create their own “brand” – the importance of sound writing skills are critical. For college students and young professionals in the vast field of international relations, these … Continue reading
Palestinian Statehood: Time for Action in Middle East
By: Quinn Daly On Friday September 23, 2011, Palestine applied to the United Nations to become the world’s newest state, much to the chagrin of the United States. This move by Palestine will add an entirely new dimension to the ongoing Israeli Palestinian conflict, which has taken place for generations of peoples on both sides … Continue reading
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