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Krazy Karzai
I’ve always been amazed at the sheer sophistication of Eurasian nomads, especially their ability to discern propaganda. A culture primarily shaped within oral traditions is NOT easily duped by either western mores nor technological advance. As Marshall McLuhan studied throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, Bush, Crazy Karzai, Kabul, Krazy Karzai, Obama, Southwest Asia, Soviet
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The Great Gamble
There are two authorities on the AfPak region that are worth reading, Dr. Anatol Lieven who resides at King’s College, London and Ahmed Rashid. Dr. Rashid currently has residence at Oxford University. Both men have impeccable credentials along with language … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Arab Spring, Empire, Frontier, Islam, Pakistan, South Asia
Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, AfPak Theatre, Britain, Bush, Dr. Ahmed Rashid, Dr. Anatol Lieven, Great Gamble, India, London, Long War, Pakistan, Petreaus, Rashid Ahmed, Terrorism, The Great Game, Tournament of Shadows, US Terror
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Dr. Brendan Simms: Strategery
I’ve always loved how the experts, the specialized mandarins and policy wonks ridiculed Bush for his malapropisms. The overly specialized development of precise language does have its flaws, if only exposed in the caldron of the mundane. Where else is … Continue reading
Posted in Arab Spring, Arnold Toynbee, Central Asia, International Relations, Islam, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Pakistan, Politics
Tagged Arnold Toynbee, Bismark, Brendan Simms, Bush, COIN Doctrine, Counterinsurgency, David Petraeus, de Gaulle, Idolization of Ephemeral Technique, Influence of Sea Power Upon History, Lord Alfred Thayer Mahon, Offshore Balancing, Realism, Roosevelt, Russian Revolution, Security Studies, Southwest Asia, Strategery, Three Victories and A Defeat: Rise and Fall of the First British Empire
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The Growth Of Obama
The Presidency is not the place for ‘on the job training’, yet our current Commander in Chief may stump both supporters and opponents given his agenda to ‘reset’ the American imperium throughout the Middle East. This is witnessed in his … Continue reading
Posted in Benny Avni, International Relations, Islam, Israel, Middle East Peace, Near East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Bush, Freedom Agenda, Growth, Mideast Peace, Near East, Realism, Self Inflicted Political Wound, Syria
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Osama bin Laden: The Nemesis Of History
The death of Osama bin Laden ushers in an period of relief fit for Sophocles! It should surprise no one that violent revolutionaries are unfit to govern the impact of the means by which they rule. This tale is well … Continue reading
Posted in Arnold Toynbee, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Pakistan, Raymond Aron, Satan/Evil, Sun Tzu, Terrorism
Tagged Ajami, Al Qaeda, Arab Spring, Bush, Cold War, Freedom Agenda, Holy Alliance, Ibn Khaldun, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Terrorism, Islamofascism, Kissenger, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, Mujahideen, Osama bin Laden, Proxies, Raymond Aaron, September 11, Terrorism, Zawahiri
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The Arab Awakening: American Leadership & The Irony Of Reversal
Ours is an age that would have sent Greeks to their Oracles! Witness American waver in a land embraced by a leader whose very identity is nominally informed from Arabia. Given His place within the pantheon of American leadership after … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatism, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Politics
Tagged Arab Awakening, Authoritarian Regimes, Balance of Power Politics, Bush, Bush Doctrine, Foreign Policy, Freedom Agenda, Gadhafi, Irony, Jasmine Revolution, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Libya, Natural Law, Regime Change, Reversal, Tunisia, US strategy
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Defeating Edward Said & The Politics Of Partisan Passion
In the intervening years before the Bush administration committed political and national capital in promoting Democracy in Iraq through invasion, President Bush spent many personal hours with two distinct men, discussing Islam, Medieval Islam and the intrinsic cultural receptivity Islam … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Conservatism, International Relations, Islam, Middle East Peace, Morality, Philosophy, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged ASMEA, Bernard Lewis, Bush, Conscience, Edward Said, Fouad Ajami, freedom, Iraq, Medieval Islam, MESA, Partisan Politics, Passion, Said
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The Limits Of Westphalia: Reflections On The Demise & Awakening Of International Relations Post 9-11
It must have horrified the great Dr. Kissenger to publish a book immediately prior to September 11. “Does America Need A Foreign Policy” was published the summer of 2001. Reading it in light of September 11 proved hollow for so … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Uncategorized
Tagged Amir Tahari, Bernard Lewis, Bush, Coming Anarchy, Fouad Ajami, International Relatons post 9-11, Iraq, Kaplan, Kirkpatrick, Militant Islam, Warrior Politics, Westphalia
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