Critical Geopoltiics- New Publication: What Did the Donbas Want? The attitudes of ordinary people on the eve of the invasion.
- Will Ukraine Be Forced to Give Up Territory?
- Territorial Taboo or Territorial Trading in the Russian War against Ukraine?
- Oceans Rise Empires Fall is published in the USA
- Text of remarks for Kennan Institute’s “Why Ukraine Matters” series.
- On my new book: Oceans Rise Empires Fall
- Short Public Affairs Articles in 2023.
- Public Opinion in Frontline Ukrainian Cities in 2022
- Six months of bloody war in Ukraine
- New Research: Ukrainian attitudes toward territorial compromises.
Category Archives: Current affairs
Bridging Division: (London) Derry & Mostar
Derry and Mostar are divided by histories of sectarian strife and ethnoterritorialism, and physically united by bridges as symbols of aspirational unity (like the peace bridge above, photo credit Peter MacDiarmid). At the end of this month I am participating in … Continue reading
Posted in Bosnia, Bosnian war, Current affairs, Northern Ireland
Tagged Bosnia, bridge, city of culture, division, Northern Ireland, partition
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Inconvenient Truths about the Syria Crisis
The time for more detached scholarly research on the interstate conflict over responding to the Syrian civil war, and war crimes therein, will come later. Clearly the 21 August chemical weapon attacks intensified this conflict greatly. The affective geopolitical complex … Continue reading
Chemical Warfare and Place: Lessons from Halabja
As the United States and France consider military strikes in retaliation against the Assad regime it is worth recalling the use of chemical weapons by Saddam Hussein’s regime in Halabja, north east Iraqi Kurdistan on 16 March 1988. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Beslan, Critical Geopolitics, Current affairs, genocide, Halabja, Iraq, Kurdistan, Political Geography, Syria, war crimes, World political map
Tagged chemical weapons, Halabja, place
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“The Map is not the Territory”: Parallel Paths: Palestinians, Native Americans, Irish
Friday September 6 from 6 to 8 pm is the gala opening at the Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al-Quds (2425 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington DC) of an exhibition of 64 original paintings, photographs, prints, drawings, artist books and films by 39 … Continue reading
Power and Policy in the United States. Fall 2013 Course Syllabus
Financial Times Graphic, Iraq War 2003-2013. This semester I am teaching a foundational Masters level course for our Masters of Public and International Affairs degree in the National Capital Region, Power and Policy in the United States. The course is a new … Continue reading
Airstrikes and Affect over chemical weapons use in Syria
It looks like the US and some allied countries, possibly France and the UK, are making preparations for limited military strikes against the infrastructure of the regime of Assad in Syria. No doubt this action will spark outrage among some, … Continue reading
Posted in Affect, Bosnia, Current affairs, genocide, Syria
Tagged chemical weapons, John Kerry
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The Rhetorical Trap in US Foreign Policy
The horrific events in Egypt these past days, and past month, have placed a persistent dilemma in US foreign policy to the fore once again. What does the US do when its ‘national interest’ or ‘strategic imperatives’ and ‘military logic’ … Continue reading
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Just a River Runs Throught It? Transnistria, Moldova and Geopolitical Faultlines
Superman Lenin outside the Transnistrian Supreme Soviet Parliament Building De Facto states are commonly viewed as pawns in a game of Great Power geopolitics. They often exist as a consequence of Great Power intervention and crucial support at consequential moments … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs
Tagged faultlines, geopolitics, Great Powers, Moldova, Russia, Transnistria
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One Million Bones on the National Mall
This is what our football pitch on the Mall looked like on Sunday. Taking over the space was a public art installation called One Million Bones. Read about it here. The non-governmental organization behind it is called ‘The Art of … Continue reading
‘Dirty Wars’ Washington premier at E Street cinema
Because the initial showing sold out E Street switched the show to Theatre 4, their largest, and it was almost full by showtime. Despite the topic, the US corn industry had a good night as people were shoveling the stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Dirty Wars, drones, Jeremy Scahill, Obama, Somalia, war on terror, Washington D.C., Yemen
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