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Category Archives: Foreign Policy
Rage participation is better than none at all
Let’s face it. Donald John Trump is turning out to be everything anyone who actually paid attention during the 2016 presidential election cycle thought he would be. He is now doing things people detest for reasons they detest and, in … Continue reading
Posted in Border Security, Elections, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Immigration, Islam, Political Freedoms, Politics, Quid Facis, World Watch
Tagged Doing Something, opposition, Participation, Quid Facis, rage, ridiculousness, Trump
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For the love of god and country
I once opined that no one can face a fiercer opponent than someone fighting for what they hold most dear. We Americans, and really most Westerners, have a very romantic view of that idea. When we hear it, we see … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Hamas, Hezbollah, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Nations, Syria, Taliban, Turkey, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged Ideals, ideas, Reality, romance, War
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Uncomfortable Infamy
A guest post by Pete Hitzeman “Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.” –Franklin Delano Roosevelt, December 8, 1941 It’s another one of my favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, History, Memorial Day, Patriot Day, Pearl Harbor Day, Veteran's Day
Tagged 9-11, Guest Post, Memorial Day, Patriot Day, Pearl Harbor, Veteran's Day
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Julian Assange: The new kingmaker?
The rise of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks represents the rise of the non-state actor as a significant force on the world state. While historically such actors were terrorist groups, Assange and his website represent a new entry: that of the … Continue reading
Posted in Defense, Diplomacy, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Government, Groups, Nations, News, Security, Society, United States, WikiLeaks, World Watch
Tagged Consequences, Governments, Julian Assange, non-state actors, WikiLeaks
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Can a non-state actor kill government transparency?
Via The Daily Beast, over at Newsweek, Christopher Dickey makes the point that the WikiLeaks dump of classified State Department documents could have the effect of making the government more closed and more opaque both to the world and within … Continue reading
Posted in Diplomacy, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Government, Intelligence, Nations, News, Politics, Security, United States, World Watch
Tagged actions, Consequences, Julian Assange, non-state actors, opacity, transparency, WikiLeaks
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