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Blake Brunner: Russia and Iran: Cooperation and Competition
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Sunday, March 8, 2009. Russia and Iran: Cooperation and Competition. This report was also published in an altered form in The ISCIP Analyst. A publication of Boston University's Institute for the Study of Conlict, Ideology, and Policy, 19 Feb 2009.]. In a different twist, Russia may find itself competing against Iran in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, where Iran has invested in energy-generation infrastructure. As noted in The ISCIP Analyst. Vol XIV No. 10, Iran is financing two hydropow...
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Blake Brunner: Russia and Turkey: Relations between Equals?
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Sunday, March 8, 2009. Russia and Turkey: Relations between Equals? This report was also published in an altered form in The ISCIP Analyst. A publication of Boston University's Institute for the Study of Conlict, Ideology, and Policy, 05 March 2009.]. Prime Minister Erdogan: Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I don't think I will come back to Davos after this. (1). Cautioned that “neither Israel nor Turkey could run the risk” of “spoil[ing] their relationship.” (4). President Medvedev’s comm...
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Reading Morocco: A (Syrian) Shaykh in Exile in Morocco
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Sunday, February 22, 2015. A (Syrian) Shaykh in Exile in Morocco. Here is a piece. That originally appeared in the French language magazine Tel Quel. A translated English version. Appeared on the Sacred Knowledge website. Its about Shaykh Mohamed Al-Yaqoubi a Syrian religious scholar who has sought refuge in Morocco during these tumultuous times. Mohamed Al Yaqoubi, un cheikh en exil. Umayyad mosque in pre-war Damascus, Syria. Original French article by Jules Crétois. I feel good here". Five do’s a...
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Reading Morocco: July 2015
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The Nuances of Women and Religion in Morocco. Here is an interesting article. On women and religion ( i.e. Islam) in Morocco from Open Democracy. Partners in prayer: women's rights and religion in Morocco. Meriem El Haitami, Shannon Golden, and James Ron. At first glance, the women’s rights movement in Morocco, a highly devout and observant country, seems to highlight this tension. Both Moroccan women’s rights activists and their opponents have framed their debat...However, our ...
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For Unofficial Use Only: Notes on Barcott's: It Happened on the Way to War
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For Unofficial Use Only. Essential daily reading for foreign affairs afficionados with an emphasis on the culture and literature of Africa and poetry in general. Also, a repository of musings from life in the PGON (Pentagon) and as a post-grad student. Follow me on twitter @FAOfuuo #Mada #Tana. THE Africa Book List. Notes Collection (Africa, IR, Ethnic Conflict, Economics, Writing). FAO Blogs and PQS. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Notes on Barcott's: It Happened on the Way to War. 8220;Never doubt that a small...
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For Unofficial Use Only: Grad School Discussion Notes and Summary: Achebe's Man of the People
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For Unofficial Use Only. Essential daily reading for foreign affairs afficionados with an emphasis on the culture and literature of Africa and poetry in general. Also, a repository of musings from life in the PGON (Pentagon) and as a post-grad student. Follow me on twitter @FAOfuuo #Mada #Tana. THE Africa Book List. Notes Collection (Africa, IR, Ethnic Conflict, Economics, Writing). FAO Blogs and PQS. Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Grad School Discussion Notes and Summary: Achebe's Man of the People. Classr...
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Matt in the Maghrib: September 2010
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Matt in the Maghrib. Morocco through American eyes. Little by little the camel goes into the couscous. Into the Imperial City. This morning I left Rabat for Fes, the city I will call home for the next ten months. The first stage of my Morocco experience has come to an end. Orientation is over. Now it's time to get to work. Since arriving here, we've been busy. After our trip to the desert, we started intensive Moroccan Arabic classes at Qalam wa Lawh. Fes al-Bali. My new home? Fes is also known as 'the c...
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