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
The Rhetorical Politics of Milorad Dodik
My essay on the former prime minister and current president of Republika Srpska has just been published in the Discussion section of the journal Nationalities Papers, a Taylor and Francis journal (41, 1: 160-204). I’m grateful to the departing editor … Continue reading
Posted in Bosnia, Bosnian war, Current affairs, Democracy, nationalism, Rhetoric, World political map
Tagged Milorad Dodik, referendum
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Should the United States Save Syria?
Yesterday afternoon I attended a debate organized around this question. The event was the first organized by a new ‘decision tank’ in Washington DC, the McCain Institute. Named after Senator John McCain, organized in collaboration with Arizona State University, and … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, John McCain, Syria, US Senate, Washington D.C.
Tagged Robert Kagan
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Bend it like ‘Bama
So what have one million people done to my football pitch? Has majestic battle hymn democracy destroyed the ground friends and I play soccer upon every Sunday? Well I suppose an alliterative public extension of the bonds of inclusion in … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Democracy, Obama, Washington D.C.
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Power and Political Geography
Very useful 11 minute segment last night on the Rachel Maddow Show on the question of the alleged gerrymandering of Congressional Districts in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio and Virginia. Useful teaching resource and illustration of the power of political geography. It … Continue reading
“We have to fix that”
Among the many pleasures on election night last month was seeing the fire in Obama’s eye as he went off script — “by the way, we have to fix that” — during a wonderful election night speech. He was referring … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Constitution, Current affairs, Democracy, Obama, US Senate, Washington D.C.
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Slow Knowledge
It is good to know that, in this globally connected world of ever increasing turnover speeds and response times that there is something still stuck in the groove of the nineteenth century: academic publishing timelines! The following are some articles … Continue reading
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Does global warming auger increased levels of violent conflict?
There has been a lot of speculation on the likely impacts of global warming on violent conflict across the globe. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), my former adviser and research … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Climate Change, Current affairs, Geography, Global Warming, World political map
Tagged East Africa, global warming, violence
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The Third Debate: Politics is the Enemy of Strategy
The third debate introduced US citizens, and an international audience to a geographic variant of a staple political attack. And, you know, Governor Romney, I’m glad that you agree that we have been successful in going after Al Qaida, but … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Geography, Iran, Israel, Obama, Rhetoric, Romney, the bomb, World political map
Tagged Goldwater, group think, Lessons in Disaster
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Diary: Lectures in Ireland and Istanbul
John O’Loughlin and I gave a lecture “Inside Eurasia’s De Facto States” at Dublin City University to students and faculty on the 28th of September 2012. Many thanks to Donnacha O’Beachain for organizing this well attended event. It was the … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs
Tagged Balkans, conference, Istanbul, lectures, Neil Smith, travel, YeniBosna
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One of Our Own
Last week our School, the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, lost one of our Ph D students in Afghanistan. Born in Egypt, Ragaei Abdelfattah was a naturalized American, devout Muslim and former master planner for Prince … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Obama, Washington D.C.
Tagged Blacksburg, Joe Biden, suicide bombing
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