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Madman of Chu: The Real World: Iran Nuclear Program Edition
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Monday, July 27, 2015. The Real World: Iran Nuclear Program Edition. In online discussions in which I have participated since the first announcement of the P5 1 agreement concerning Iran's nuclear program, the most incisive analysis I have encountered was from my friend, colleague, and mentor, John Major. He summed up the situation by asking, "what real-world outcome would be preferable to this agreement?
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Madman of Chu: Erdogan is not the Problem
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Thursday, October 09, 2014. Erdogan is not the Problem. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dao of the Military. View my complete profile. Frog in a Well. All We Are Saying Is Forget Peace, Give Statehood . Erdogan is not the Problem. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Madman of Chu: June 2015
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Just How Bigoted Are We? Given this history, the tenor of American discourse concerning current military affairs in Iraq is infuriating. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter declares that the Iraqis have "no will to fight.". Major editorial pages such as that of the New York Times. Concur with this assessment. Late night wits like Bill Maher wonder why the Iraqis need "Uncle Sugar". No such inqui...
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Madman of Chu: A War of No Visible Prophet
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Friday, January 09, 2015. A War of No Visible Prophet. The heinous murder of artists, journalists, staff and police officers at the offices of Charlie Hebdo. One of the problems that has most vexed observers and analysts of our post-9/11 world is that of the context in which jihadism should be understood. Who are the jihadis? Why have they emerged in the times and places in which they operate, and what drives them?
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Madman of Chu: The Iran that Could Have Been (and Might Yet Be)
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Monday, June 15, 2009. The Iran that Could Have Been (and Might Yet Be). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dao of the Military. View my complete profile. Frog in a Well. The Iran that Could Have Been (and Might Yet Be). Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Madman of Chu: Radical Islam and the "War on Terror"
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Sunday, January 25, 2015. Radical Islam and the "War on Terror". Real Muslims, and will be recognized by millions of other Muslims as co-religionists, that their non-Muslim opponents must be extremely circumspect in invoking their Islamic identity. The more support (active and tacit) they will draw from the communities in which they operate. Narrowing the focus to "radical Islam" might seem to clarify the issue, but t...
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Madman of Chu: The Umbrella Revolution
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Monday, October 06, 2014. Economic incentives drive Beijing toward non-violent means. The hard currency that flows into China through Hong Kong's financial markets is a major driver of growth and prosperity. Violence and instability that undermines investor confidence would kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. For this reason (among others) the leaders of the PRC should be very cautious and circumspect in their r...
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Madman of Chu: Just How Bigoted Are We?
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Just How Bigoted Are We? Given this history, the tenor of American discourse concerning current military affairs in Iraq is infuriating. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter declares that the Iraqis have "no will to fight.". Major editorial pages such as that of the New York Times. Concur with this assessment. Late night wits like Bill Maher wonder why the Iraqis need "Uncle Sugar". No such inqui...
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Madman of Chu: Plan Bibi
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Politics can not be conducted in ignorance of the history and culture of other nations. Monday, March 23, 2015. That being the case, Zionists both inside and outside Israel must radically rethink their commitments and weigh the relative importance of their priorities. This is not to declare, as anti-Zionists do, that Zionism is intrinsically illegitimate (or that it is, as the phenomenally malicious 1975 UN resolution. No one understands this better than Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why his pre-electo...
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