Dive into the archives.
- Catching up
I know that my Victorian compadres are on vacation and I am technically the one to be holding down the fort, but unfortunately I have been overwhelmed by the current project I am dealing with this week which has resulted in a lack of posts. Sorry about that. Although I am personally stuck in the [...]
- The Roman Empire Revisited
While reading about EU involvement in solving the various conflicts in the Caucasus, I came across a mention of The European Neighbourhood Policy. Intrigued, I went looking for more. The map alone is telling:
This policy is both nothing new and very new. While the EU and its member states of course already have their own [...]
- The Green Old Party
From Time.com
Previewing the final quarter of Bush’s presidency, officials disclosed to TIME that the Administration is formulating a huge energy initiative designed to “change the whole nature of the discussion” and challenge the G.O.P., Democrats, the oil and electricity industries, and environmentalists. An adviser said Bush’s views about global warming have evolved. “Only Nixon [...]
- Evolution of World Leaders
Take a look at some historical world leaders in their youth.
- Islam and Victorianism
This weekend I listened to Robert Spencer on C-SPAN’s Q & A hosted by the brilliant Brian Lamb. Spencer is a theological academic who specializes in Islam and Jihad. He runs a website called Jihad Watch which he uses as a platform for fighting so-called politically correct attitudes toward Islam that are expressed by today’s [...]
- Creating Facts on the Ground
Both Curzon and I are very skeptical if not downright cynical towards the latest events in Nepal. Despite the King’s abdication and a shakey ceasefire, things aren’t as they seem. The following BBC article takes note of several developments yet fails to see the big picture.
Maoists strive to win hearts and minds
Four months into [...]
- Hoder on WaPo: Iran needs nukes
Infamous Iranian blogger Hoder has a new blog on the Washington Post. At least it is new to me. He actually made his first post last month. This month he talks about how he changed his position and came to the decision that Iran needs nuclear weapons. He says:
I believe Iran needs to produce [...]
- Understanding terrorist networks presentation
Dr. Marc Sageman, of Understanding Terrorist Networks fame, is up on US Navy and Office of Force Transformation sponsored Rethinking the Future Nature of Competition & Conflict Seminar Series. Take a look at his presentation. Also, next time (26 Sept) Max Boot will be presenting. Mark your calendars.
- Abkhazia in Pictures
For those of you who are as interested in the Caucasus as I am, Coming Anarchy reader Aaron sent me a link to a recent NYT piece on Abkhazia. It has a number of pictures as well as audio commentary on the region and is worth the few minutes.
I’ve arrived safely in America and will [...]
- Back and Forth
I’ve returned from a week in Italy where I visited Trieste, Aquaileia and Palmanova and mostly spent time with a friend. Today I’m washing clothes and repacking for a three week trip to America. Blogging will be light as I’ll be taking a few short trips while there and trying to get in enough sun [...]
