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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
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