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Thrasymachus Lives in Asia, Too
I am always looking for ways to apply theories of international relations to actual events. Although many deplore theory as too academic or disconnected from reality, I disagree. Although it may be...
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Good Adages Never Die
Everything considered, Obama hasn’t done half bad this far into his first term, at least from a legislative standpoint. Passing a landmark (although waterdowned) healthcare reform bill and the...
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Power in Transition
The absence of a central governing body is a short definition of anarchy. Despite what may be the better intentions of past world leaders, nothing of the sort has ever existed, nor does it appear to...
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Profit or Stability?
This is part 1 of a series of short articles I intend to write regarding the differences between western and eastern development models. This article deals specifically with the differences between...
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Clauswitz Isn’t Well Read in the East
This is part 2 of a series of articles dealing with the differences between western and eastern development models. This article deals specifically with the difference in the way people form the...
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Results May Vary
And along with it, things like approval rating, reputation, soft power, and legitimacy. Regardless of what is said in public speeches or in official statements, we are at war in Libya. The most stated...
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Libya and the “Obama Doctrine”
Any student of I.R. knows the obsession that journalists and political scientist have with “doctrines.” Monroe, Truman, Carter, and so forth have the not so uncommon honor of having a doctrine...
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Critiquing Realism
The following is the introduction from a research paper I am currently working on. It gets much more detailed further into the paper, taking a few steps away from the theory-side of things to discuss...
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Eastern versus Western culture
It’s a cultural war! President Hu Jintao has called for the strengthening of cultural production (Marxist right?) in order to stem the tide of American (Western) culture. As the New York Times reported...
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Alliances in the Asia-Pacific: Natural or Un-natural?
Alliances have been a feature of international relations since the time of Thucydides. Academics, politicians and pundits alike have used this term over the ages, yet its usage has been obscured over...
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The rise of China has become a fact although whether it is peaceful or not is still controversial. Having the current hegemon (the US) as an integral player despite the actual geographical distance, it...
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