International relations is an increasingly important subject in a globalized world, but Americans can be misinformed on the subject. Let’s change that.
A Foreign Affairs article caught me off guard this week. The article described ISIS as not another terrorist group, but as a state group without a state. In other words ISIS is an organization that assumes itself to be a state actor, but is using the methods of non-state actors in order to achieve its ultimate goal: […]
Radical Religions & Resurgent Nationalism Read More »
For over a year now, Russia has been waging a low grade war of territorial acquisition in eastern Ukraine by supplying Russian rebels with funds and weapons. While Russia continues to deny the presence of their own troops in Ukraine, most of the NATO countries aren’t buying it.
Predicting the American Response to Russia Read More »
I’m a sucker for international relations theories because they wrestle with trying to understand how the world works, how wars start and stop, why some countries get powerful and others don’t. It’s an amazing field. That being said, it’s the beginning of a new semester and I am by my class. “Perspectives in Conflict and
What is War Good For? A Plethora of International Relations Theories Read More »
I was randomly reading through old files tonight and found this. Talk about #TBT!
This is a short essay I wrote in September of 2012, shortly after the horrific attack on the American embassy in Benghazi.
#TBT: What I Wrote About the Middle East in 2012 Seems More Relevant Than Ever Read More »
I went back through my last two years of back issues of Foreign Affairs (2013-2014) and found 10 free foreign policy resources that would make easily create an excellent reading list for a graduate-level world politics class (having taken a couple myself).
9 Free Online Foreign Policy Resources Read More »
