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Opinion: Lincoln would not use Drones … and Obama shouldn’t either

Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States during the bloodiest war in its history – the Civil War.  At least 600 000 Americans lost their lives and many more left disabled … Continue Reading →


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Odd Tiger Out: Was Hong Kong really a ‘Laissez-Faire Miracle?’

Hong Kong’s economic development was not due to laissez-faire economics. It can be credited to: geopolitics, state intervention and support from Communist China. Recently a colleague and I, Alaa Tartir, … Continue Reading →


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Call for papers: Situating (Post)Islamist Geopolitics 2013 AAG Annual Meeting – Los Angeles, 9-13 April

Call for papers: Situating (Post)Islamist Geopolitics 2013 AAG Annual Meeting – Los Angeles, 9-13 April Organizer: Sandy Marshall (Geography, University of Kentucky) Discussant: Professor Paul Amar (Global & International Studies, UC Santa … Continue Reading →


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State Surveillance and Hate Crimes in the United States

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, the government of the United States has been infringing upon the civil rights of its own citizens in the name of security. … Continue Reading →


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My favourite International Theorist? Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond’s contribution to the understanding of world society is unparalleled in scope and as an interdisciplinary form of analysis. Through his books “Guns, Germs and Steel” and “Collapse,” Diamond … Continue Reading →